The exhibition includes 38 colour female portraits by members of the oldest and largest national association of professional Chinese photographers. Apart from promoting artistic values and beauty, the exhibition’s main goal is to introduce visitors to present-day China. In each of the exhibited photographs we can see their creators’ interest in highlighting the relationship between tradition and the past on the one hand, and contemporary life on the other. Through these images, women —young or old, farmers, artists or scientists— become ambassadresses of Chinese culture to the West.

Part of an initiative that seeks to facilitate cultural exchange and build bridges between Greece and China, the exhibition “Modern Chinese Women” is the first in a series of cultural events aiming to foster and promote mutual exposure and understanding between the two countries. The exhibition is taking place on the first floor of an iconic 19th-century Athenian building on Agias Eirinis Square, designed by the famous architect and Grecophile, Ernst Ziller.

On the opening night a formal delegation from China will be present, including Mr Li Ge, vice-president of the China Photographers Association and editor in chief of the photography section of People’s Daily newspaper, and Mr Jin Yongquan, editor in chief of Chinese Photography magazine.