Eighty-five photographs of birds by Chinese photographer Zhang Lianjun (also known as Bian Yuan) is on display at the Beijing International Convention Center until August 18.
The exhibition aims to educate the public about how birds are protected in the country.
The exhibition is jointly sponsored by the Information Office of the State Forestry Bureau, the China Wildlife Protection Society and the World Wildlife Fund as a major auxiliary activity during the 23rd World Ornithological Congress in Beijing.
Statistics show that China is one of the countries in the world gifted with the richest bird resources. There are at least 1,256 species of birds in China.
Although the Chinese government has made great efforts to protect the country's birds, more needs to be done.
With his unique photographic language and skills, Zhang is widely recognized for advancing the art of photography on the subject of Chinese wild life.
Zhang, a member of the Chinese Photographers' Association and the Photographers Association of the United States, was born in 1963 in northeast China's Liaoning Province.
He has photographed birds in more than 40 nature reserves in China since 1985.
So far, he has taken more than 20,000 and published more than 1,000.
He has held numerous solo shows in China and published some academic papers on the art and techniques of bird photography.
He has also been honored by the Chinese government and the World Wildlife Fund for his contributions to ecological photography.
(China Daily August 16, 2002)
