---------Famous people all over the world talking about PIP

　　PIP was held for first time in 2001, It will be held for the fourth time this year. PIP with obvious characteristic and art charm. After functioning successfully for 3 years, PIP have a great effect on all over the world by Its obvious characteristic and art charm, and become the bridge of opening to the outside world, window of showing contemporary world photography art, and another cultural brand of walking out of china and platform for culture exchange.

　　“With the camera taking special scenes, and the sprit and soul was bought by the camera, leaving the deep feeling in the photos.”

　　PIPF’S success shows the abundant historic and cultural resources, and proves the competence of masterminding great culture activities, and fortifies the confidence, and makes Shan Xi more stronger in culture.

　　Innovation is the spirit of nation’s progress and the endless energy of nation’s prosperous. PIPF becomes a bright point of culture innovation of Shan Xi and the sign and brand of Shan Xi walking out of China. PIPF is a model for opening art creation. Many famous people and authorities admired it. Famous oversea photographer Marc Riboud said that I had been alive for over 80 years, I attended many other festivals all over the world, but PIP is the best of all. Ambassador of France Mr. Lan Feng admired that PIP combined modern photography art with ancient oriental city perfectly, it was very good. The director of Center of Nation Photography In France Mrs. Aniyaz said that organizing work and works exhibited was excellent in the world and the best in Asian.

　　Although success of PIP gained praise from every aspects of society, we still need to keep head calm and fulfill the thought of PIP“trying our best to make the PIP become cultural Festival, economic festival and open festival of Shan Xi to quicken the opening and developing of economic society”, which organizing committee put forwards. We must be modest, serious, timing, strenuous to further exploit our abundant culture recourses and get a promotion of economic structure, moreover, devote ourselves to PIP to make Shan Xi walking out of china more quickly and quicken the steps of building culture province.

　　With a view of holding the fourth PIP well and making audiences and reader knowing the charm of Festival, the following are excerpts about the impression, appraise and induction of relevant people and photographers from all over the world who attend the PIP.

　　The one purpose of coming here is to take some good photos because it’s the one way to keep energy of life; and the other is to stay Pingyao during the best period of my life. Hoping Pingyao become the center and metropolitan of world photography.

　　-------Famous photographer, Marc Riboud, France

　　Pingyao is very beautiful; it looks like having long history. As a western people, I am certainly interested in Pingyao because I can not only see ancient buildings but also recognize and study the history of Pingyao and China .I can understand what Chinese culture is, moreover, I can feel the enthusiasm and heroism of Chinese people. I am moved deeply by it.

　　-------Famous Italian photographer , ULIANO LUCAS.

　　If I want to know about Chinese photography before, I must go to the big cities, such as Guang Zhou , Shang Hai and Beijing and so on, however, I can do the same thing in Pingyao now.

　　------photographer ,Spanish

　　I was invited to attend the PIP, and looked many excellent works of Chinese photographers. It has been never considered before. The impression of Pingyao and China is very good. The theme of next Arles Photography Festival will be“china”,and the photography festival will invite many Chinese photographers to attend.

　　------The president of Arles Photography Festival, France

　　Pingyao is a very beautiful and simple city; it’s the treasure of world culture. PIPF combines the modern art activity with ancient city perfectly. It’s innovative .It is unique and tasteful.

　　------Ambassador of France, Lan Feng , France

　　Pingyao was the first ancient city I went to after I came to china. United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization have declared Pingyao the human culture legacy for several years. Its status has been confirmed in international photography festival.

　　------France Embassy, cultural counselor, Bai Lide.

　　I really think the expression of Pingyao is warm, I’m an Italian, where has many well-known places. Pingyao makes me remember the town of hometown. The places of Pingyao are unique, because it is still a civilized ancient town having a breath of life. When I walking along the streets in Pingyao . I always groveled the gate of some courtyard and watched the garden, playing children and people cooking from slot of door like a naughty child. I have been used to have a bath without cloth to shelter in Pingyao but I’m joyful, in that I had adjusted my feeling to the contemporary culture when I was in Pingyao.

　　------ The president of LOREAL in China, PaoloGasparrini

　　It was the first time I went to Shan Xi and Pingyao. The sense gave me more new inspiration. I like ancient things, especially can see so interesting and ancient city myself, It’s to my surprise. I’m surprised to see such a ancient and modern city. Now I have several themes of filming. The travel of Shan Xi gave me beautiful memory and sensation.

　　------Director Tang Jili , Hong KONG

　　PIPF makes the culture of Chinese new photography get respect, which does not exist before. PIPF will be written in the art history of Chinese photography and Chinese contemporary. It will be one of most important feast of international photography in future.

　　------Famous photographer, deputy director of art committee of PIP ,

　　Gao Bo

　　Every work exhibited there has very deep meaning and show the different styles, different categories and acute insight into world domestic and overseas photographers. The works of foreign photography have the sense of art and cube and many things worth to study. seeing words just as seeing people who write it .Seeing photos just as seeing people who take them . It is very important for the exchange of eastern and western culture.

　　-----Former Shan Xi People’s Political Consultative Conference,Zheng Shekui

　　Making world know Pingyao , and making Pingyao open to world ,are the wish of photographer. I haven’t thought that the ancient city could be protected integrally. The offspring can see the true face of Pingyao, It’s a kind of profound culture.

　　-----The winner of the“ALCATEL”Chinese excellent book of picture, Wang Fuchun

　　PIPF offers a large stage for photo lovers all over the country. The purpose of coming here is to study and get advices about my works from others. Because it’s a international stage, there is many foreign works and native works. PIPF enrich my experience，and I enjoy it myself.

　　-----Photography lovers, Gao Xuewu. City of Ji Xi

　　The level of our country’s photographer is not worse than foreign countries, however, it transcends foreign countries sometimes. I have engaged in photography for over tens of years. I have attended many exhibitions but the sense of PIP is the best. The street of Ming and Qing Dynasties, earthen bed and courtyard of Pingyao make us see the prosperous scene of Shan Xi merchants period as we come back to the epoch of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

　　----- Photography lovers, Peng Xijun , city of Wu Han