The Opening Ceremony of the'180 Years of Photography in China'. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Visitors view the photographs. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

'Contemporary: The New Concept' Exhibition Hall. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Badaling Great Wall. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Beijing Zhonghua Gate. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Female musicians in the Late Qing Dynasty. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Street view of Guangzhou. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

A family in the Late Qing Dynasty. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

China Girl. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

A Chinese painting from the Republic of China period. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

A Chinese painting from the Republic of China period. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

A family returns home after working on the farm. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Shanghai hairdressers in the Late Qing Dynasty. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Contemporary life scene. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)