The Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou is a comprehensive cultural venue built to commemorate Tang Xianzu, one of the world’s hundred great cultural figures and a master of Ming‑dynasty drama in China. It is also one of Jiangxi Province’s ten major memorial halls dedicated to historical luminaries.
The First Photography Contest of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall (March 15, 2017 – May 1, 2017)
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2017-03-10
The First Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall Photography Contest “How can one know spring is so lovely without stepping into the garden?”
Officially launched

Competition Theme
The Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou is built in the style of Jiangnan gardens, featuring attractions such as Yuming Hall, Sansheng Bridge, Qingyuan Tower, the Stele Corridor, the Peony Pavilion, the Huangliang Restaurant, the Qian Corridor, the Ancient Opera Stage, and Shengye Lane. Pavilions, terraces, towers, and verandas are arranged in an elegant, staggered pattern. The grounds also boast dozens of prized flowers and plants, including cherry blossoms, magnolias, acacia, plum blossoms, German irises, roses, camellias, and fragrant camphor trees, creating a lush, verdant landscape that is both soothing and picturesque. This photography contest invites submissions that focus exclusively on the garden and cultural landscapes of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Scenic Area in Fuzhou, with all entries required to be taken within the premises of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall.
(Reward)
Number of awards and prizes for the professional category:
First Prize: 1 winner; Prize: RMB 2,000
Second Prize: 2 winners, prize money: 1,000 yuan
Third Prize: Three winners, prize money: 600 yuan.
Honorable Mention: Thirty recipients
All participants will receive exquisite gifts and a commemorative certificate.
Number of awards and prizes for interest groups:
Honorable Mention: Twenty recipients
Selected for Exhibition: Thirty Artists
All participants will receive exquisite gifts and a collectible certificate.
Event Time
►Start date: March 15, 2017
►End Date: May 1, 2017
Submission Email
►tgtsgz@163.com
►txzczb@163.com
Contact phone number
►0794-8220300
Submitted works must include the title, author’s name, and contact information, and clearly indicate whether they are intended for the Professional Category or the Hobbyist Category. (Each person may submit only once.)
Note: No written markings or annotations are permitted on the artwork.
Event Guidelines
► 1. All entries must be submitted as digital files. For single images or photo series, the file size must be no less than 2 MB for the Professional Category and no less than 1 MB for the Amateur Category. All images must be in JPG format. Entrants are required to retain the original image metadata and raw files for verification purposes; once selected, the original files must be provided. Photographs may be in color or black-and-white. Submissions that have been digitally manipulated or altered from the original image will not be accepted, and no processing that violates natural laws is permitted.
► 2. The organizer and co-organizer shall have the right to use all selected works, on a non‑commercial basis, in exhibitions, publications, websites, media, roadside signage, and other relevant venues related to tourism and other purposes, without any additional remuneration.
► 3. Entries must not give rise to any legal disputes concerning copyright, right of publicity, right of reputation, or other rights of third parties. Should such disputes or infringements occur, the author shall resolve them independently and bear all associated legal liabilities.
► 4. No entry fees will be charged for any submissions in this competition, and no manuscripts will be returned. Participants are advised to retain their original works.
► 5. Award‑evaluation principles: Works submitted by jury members will not be considered for ranking awards but may be exhibited as outstanding works. Each author may receive only one award at a given level.
► 6. The winning works are on display at the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou.
(2) The final authority for interpreting the rules of this competition rests with the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou.
Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall, Fuzhou City