Beijing, with a history of 3,000 years as a city, is rapidly becoming a modern international metropolis. It has taken on a new look with its natural scenery, ancient architecture and cultural relics now carefully integrated with its modern urban architectural magnificence and new rural construction. To help foreign friends learn more about today's Beijing, the Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries is inviting photographers of all skill levels to participate in the 2013 Beautiful Beijing in the Eyes of Foreign Friends Photo Contest. Please read the following items and sign up to participate in this worthwhile event.

1. Qualification for participating: non-Chinese nationals.

2. Theme: Beautiful Beijing

Participants should photograph Beijing's natural scenery, urban and rural residences and residents, places of great interest and historic sites with an emphasis on the beauty of the subjects photographed;

Participants should focus on touching moments and daily stories that reveal the beauty in people's hearts as well as their love and concern for society.

3. Photo requirements:

Photos should reflect the "Beautiful Beijing" theme.

All photographs submitted should be original, unretouched photographs of real subjects. (Computer-generated or modified images will not be accepted.)

Photos shall be taken by the contest participants who submit them.

4. Deadline for submitting photos: October 31, 2013

5. E-mail Drop Box:

bjeyes@photobtmbeijing.com

6. Evaluation:

An expert panel of judges will evaluate the submitted photos. Three hundred excellent photos will be selected during the initial evaluation. The panel will select 50 photos from the 300 photos as prize-winners. Prizes will be awarded accordingly: first prize: 2contirbutors,10,000 yuan per contributor; second prize: 4 contributors, 5,000 yuan per contributor; third prize: 8 contributors, 3,000 yuan per contributor; prize of excellence: 36 contributors, 500 yuan per contributor.

7. Sponsors:

Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality

Information Office of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality

Beijing Municipal Education Commission

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs

Beijing Non-Governmental Organization Association for International Exchanges

Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment

Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation

Beijing Charity Association

8. Supporting Media

China Radio International

China.org.cn/China.com.cn

www.people.com.cn

China Daily

Beijing This Month Publications

www.ebeijing.gov.cn

www.zhaobeijing.com,

9.Rights of the Organizing Committee and the Participants:

(1) The Organizing Committee has a perpetual and unlimited use right to the photos submitted and may use them in exhibitions and publications.

(2) Any responsibility involving copyrights, portrait rights and the rights of reputation of the photos should be borne by the photographer.

(3) The Organizing Committee of the photo contest reserves the right of final explanation in these matters.

10.Consult & Contact

Address:

Office of the Organizing Committee of the Photo Contest: Beijing Spirit in the Eyes of Foreign Friends

97 Nanheyan Dajie, Dongcheng District

Beijing 100006

People's Republic of China

Tel: +86 10 6514 0059; 6521 2270

Fax: +86 10 6514 0109

E-mail: bjeyes@photobtmbeijing.com

Person to Contact: Ms. Yu Zhou; Ms. Liu Mei

Please click the name below to download the Entry Form of the Photo Contest, or via http://www.bjyx.org.cn or http://www.btmbeijing.com, fill in the form and send it to bjeyes@photobtmbeijing.com