HANGZHOU, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- An international photographic art exhibition opened Saturday in Lishui, east China's Zhejiang Province, displaying hundreds of works from photographers both home and abroad.

    Three hundred and sixty photographs were selected from a total 38,788 works from 103 countries and regions and exhibited at the 12th China International Photographic Art Exhibition, organizers said.

    The works focused on social life, folk customs, natural landscape, portraits, advertisements, buildings and fashion.

    During the exhibition, more than 6,000 photographs from international photographic associations and countries such as the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Australia, will also be displayed.

    A photographic cultural festival will also be held during the event, which is sponsored by the China Photographers Association and the Lishui city government.