The association, with around 3,000 members nationwide, is exhibiting a total of 126 pictures taken by 93 members during its first time at the PIP, according to Lv.
It also set up a photographic base in Pingyao during the festival,
which will provide its members with discounted or free tickets to the ancient architectural complex in and surrounding this walled city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, said Lv.
Since it was founded in 1995, the association has built similar bases in the provinces of Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan and Yunnan, and activities there have helped foster interest of local women in photography and thus enlarged its membership, she added.
The growing number of female photographers and their fine works have enriched and invigorated the PIP, said Zhang Guotian.
"At a proper time, the PIP will feature solo shows in honor of a particular female photographer, and meanwhile in honor of Chinese women on the whole," Zhang said.
