China through foreign eyes

Photographs in competition were taken by teachers from abroad

The photos on this page are all selected from a photographic competition named Maple Leaf Cup 2016 “Foreign Teachers in China”. The competition recruited photographic works from 400 colleges and universities and educational institutes with qualification to employ foreign experts. More than 1,000 pieces by 300 foreign experts from 35 countries participated in the competition. They come from the United States, South Africa, Russia, Canada and other countries.

In their works, they explored traditional Chinese culture, landscapes, people’s daily life and their activities with their students.

A mother talking with her daughter before a wedding, children playing in a playground and Honghe Hani Rice Terraces were all captured by their cameras, as well as Kazak people’s horse races and selfies with Chinese students, showing the spirit of China in their eyes.

More than 200 photographic works from 83 foreign experts won prizes after a rigorous evaluation. Among them, two participants won first prize, 10 won second prize, 20 won third prize and 51 won the “outstanding” prize.

The competition has been successfully held for three sessions, providing a platform for sharing the colorful life of foreign teachers in China, allowing them to present their life and understanding of Chinese culture.

The competition also aims to enhance communication between people from China and foreign countries, amplify Chinese voices and memorialize the contribution made by the foreign experts in China, strengthening the friendship of Chinese students and their foreign teachers.

JAN MARTINEC (THE CZECH REPUBLIC) / FOR CHINA DAILY Children play in the ‘Yellow Lake’ at a shopping mall in Quanzhou in Fujian province, first prize.

STATES) / FOR CHINA DAILY NATHAN PELTON (THE UNITED The human will and desire to experience nature is almost as inspiring as the mighty Huangguoshu waterfall itself, second prize.

JACOB LEIGH (THE UNITED STATES) / FOR CHINA DAILY Selfie of Chinese students and their favorite foreign teacher at Qujing Normal University, Yunnan province, third prize.

DAILY IBRAHIM ABU ATIYA (CANADA) / FOR CHINA Children sit on a bench in the old town of Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, second prize.

IULIIA KURULENOK (RUSSIA) / FOR CHINA DAILY Visitors enjoy the scenery of Donghu Lake in Shaoxing in Zhejiang province, third prize.

STEPHNUS LE ROUS (SOUTH AFRICA) / FOR Riders compete in a Kazak horse race in Bortala, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, second prize.

THEVENET EMILIE (FRANCE) / FOR CHINA DAILY A mother talks with her daughter before a wedding in Haining in Zhejiang province, second prize.

RONNIE LEE MCDONALD (THE UNITED STATES) / FOR CHINA DAILY A glance at Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Yunnan province, second prize.