A photo taken by autistic child Kele (pseudonym) is on display in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The images were shot in Beijing and Hangzhou from mid-May to mid-June. The children and their families met regularly. They took to the streets to capture moments that touched their hearts, no matter whether they were blooming flowers, fruits at vendors, or human portraits.

Echoes of Islands is part of the Twinkling Photographer Project (TPP) - a charity campaign initiated by a group of young Chinese people in 2016, which has now attracted over 1,000 participants.

Last year, the TPP started its first round of photo "co-creation" in Beijing and Hangzhou. In a four-month span, 33 voluntary photographers from different walks of life introduced photographing to 31 autistic children.

The special way of co-production and communication continued this year but the age of accompanying photographers was capped under 14 – peers of their autistic counterparts.