This is the first of a series of stories on the photo tours organized by Shenzhen Daily and eyeshenzhen.com around the city for expat photographers, to further capture the beauty and uniqueness of the city through their lens. It is a spin-off event of the Expats Eye Shenzhen Photo Contest.

Chen Xiaochun, Xia Yuanjie

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A DOZEN expat photographers joined a photo tour to Pingshan District on Wednesday.

During the tour, organized by Shenzhen Daily and eyeshenzhen.com in cooperation  with Pingshan Media Center, they visited different sites of traditional culture and modern facilities in Pingshan District, including Nanzhong School, Pingshan Theater, Pingshan Library, Pingshan Art Museum, Dawan Residence and Wenwu Temple.

They also watched and experienced kylin dance, a provincial example of intangible cultural heritage.

For most of the expat photographers, this was their first visit to Pingshan and the trip impressed them a lot.

“We, as a photography group, have explored all around Shenzhen for the last four or five years.

“We’ve heard about Pingshan before. Coming here was a real treat. It’s really nice to get out of the city [center] a little bit, but we’re still kind of close,” British photographer Jason Paul Illidge told Shenzhen Daily. This trip provided an opportunity for expats to photograph scenes that they didn’t see every day.

“Pingshan is a really interesting place. The trip is really good. This Hakka village [Dawan Residence] is the most impressive place because it’s a little bit older than other places,” said Chilian Francisco José Vergara Undurraga.

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