Xia Tiangong's work shown at the exhibition at the Shang Ba Art Gallery, Beijing, May 13, 2017. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"There are so many photos being produced every day, yet not all of them come from great minds and smart eyes."

"Xia's pictures let me see something valuable –the value of traditional Chinese arts."

Art critics and photographers who also attended the ceremony, included Zhang Zikang, deputy director of the National Art Museum of China, Hou Jun, deputy editor-in-chief of the Shen Zhen Press Group, Xue Rongping, counsellor of the Shang Ba International Art Center, and Wang Danyan, professor of the School of Arts of Peking University.

The exhibition will run until May 20, 2017.