Exhibition in Shenzhen looks back at women's art movement

He Xiangning and China Women Artists Association exhibition held at the He Xiangning Art Museum in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, introduces the cultural scene in the early 20th-century China and a booming art movement promoted by women painters at the time. 

The exhibition until Nov 21 shows how a group of well-educated, art-loving women used art to express themselves, to demonstrate their pursuit of freedom and to address social concerns.

On show are 12 noted women artists hailing from different backgrounds who can be broken into three categories: their experiences, art styles and life goals.