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Located at the southern foot of the Greater Hinggan Mountains and the northern tip of Horqin Sandy Land, Horqin Right Wing Middle Banner, Hinggan League, in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region -- the Horqin Right Wing Middle Banner for short -- boasts a long history and a rich culture. It is home to 60,000 hectares of the Acer Mono Natural Reserve and Ecotourism Scenic Area, which is the largest savanna in Asia and one of the representative areas in Horqin.

The banner has abundant ecological types including open forests, grasslands and wetlands and a native ecosystem featuring diverse natural types as well as a complex structure. After the Frost's Descent, colorful and fascinating Acer mono forests draw great attention from visitors and photographers from all parts of the world.

The "Hinggan League—Acer Mono Cup World Savanna Photography Exhibition" -- abbreviated as the "Acer Mono Cup World Savanna Photography Exhibition" -- will be held to highlight the green and ecological glamour of the Acer mono forests in the Hinggan League and their significance in  ecological civilization construction. The photographs clearly reflect the relationships among all kinds of living things, between living things and the environment and between humanity and nature in the natural ecosphere by means of images -- and help to publicize the unique natural ecosystem and rich biodiversity of the Hinggan League. Photographers from all over the world are warmly welcome to proactively participate in the exhibition and contribute photography and video works.

Sponsors:

China Photographers Association

Center for International Cultural Communication, China International Communications Group

Inner Mongolia Federation of Literary and Art Circle

Publicity Department of the CPC Hinggan League Committee

Organizers:

China Photo Press

Federation of Literary and Art Circle of Hinggan League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

The CPC Horqin Right Wing Middle Banner Committee

The People's Government of Horqin Right Wing Middle Banner

Co-organizers:

Documentary Photography Committee of the China Photographers Association

Inner Mongolia Photographers Association

Photographers Association of Hinggan League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

China Film Group Corporation

Overseas Chinese Town Northern Group

Official website: dz.cppfoto.com

Contribution platform: zg.cpanet.cn

Strategic cooperative media: www.cpanet.org.cn, www.cpanet.cn, photo.sina.com.cn, China Image Center, CNSphoto.com, zgbx.people.com.cn, www.k618.cn, meipian.cn, etc.

We-Media of China Photo Press: China Photo Press's WeChat Official Account, WeChat Official Account for Activities, Xinhuanet Account, People's Daily Account, Meipian Account, Toutiao Account, Penguin We-Media Account and Sina Weibo Account

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Contents for collection:

The entries will be placed into two categories: namely "Savannas in the World" and "Acer Mono in China". The exhibition is designed to comprehensively collect the ecological photography and video works that reflect the ecological landscape systems, flora and fauna features, humanistic styles and resource industries in savannas worldwide, especially Acer mono-themed ones within the administrative range of the Hinggan League.

Period for collection:

From August 2022 to June 30, 2023 (Contributions must be delivered within this period)

Honor settings and contribution fees for selected entries:

There will be 100 selected entries (including photography and video works) with a contribution fee of RMB 1,000 ($139.64) for each selected entry.

Honorary certificates will be issued for all the selected entries mentioned above and membership application points can be accumulated according to the provisions of the China Photographers Association. The contribution fees for the selected entries will be paid by the China Photo Press to the selected entrants.

Detailed rules for collection:

1. All photographers are eligible to contribute (without a quantity limit).

2. No limit is imposed on the creation time of the entry. Both a single photo and a group of photos are acceptable, but each group of photos is limited to within 4-8 photos.

3. The photos in the "Acer Monoes in China" category must be taken within the administrative division of Hinggan League of China and must indicate the specific location. Where there is an entry with a doubtful location, the contributor shall go to the location with a lawyer commissioned by the sponsors. If it is confirmed after an investigation that the photo is taken within the designated territorial scope, the lawyer's expenses and travel expenses shall be undertaken by the sponsors; otherwise, the lawyer's expenses and travel expenses shall be paid by the contributor. In the case that the contributor fails to cooperate in the investigation, his/her entry qualification will be cancelled directly.

4. After the appraisal, the sponsors will collect the original video files of the entries to be exhibited (in MP4 format with a resolution ratio of no less than 1080P) and large-size digital files of photos (the size of JPG compressed files at the highest compression level shall be no less than 5MB and complete exif data must be included) in a uniform manner. Contributors who receive a notice from the sponsors must submit the original video files and large-size digital files (scanned negatives for the photos taken with films) to the sponsors within the specified time frame. Those that fail to do so will be deemed as an automatic waiver of qualification.

5. The exhibition will adopt the entries publicity system. That is, the entries to be exhibited will be publicized for seven days on the official website of the exhibition -- dz.cppfoto.com -- which will be subject to social supervision during this period. After the publicity period expires, the China Photo Press will publish a collection of selected entries and dz.cppfoto.com will announce the list of the selected entrants.

6. The sponsors and organizers shall have the right to use the selected entries within the duration of copyright for the purposes related to the exhibition by means of reproduction, distribution, exhibition, projection, information network dissemination, compilation, etc., with no need to pay for them anymore.

7. Judges of the exhibition and their near relatives are prohibited from contributing. If any contributor is found to have violated this rule, all his/her qualifications will be cancelled at any time.

8. The contributor shall ensure that he/she is the creator of the contributed work and has  independent, complete, clear and undisputed copyright for the whole and parts of the work. The contributor shall also ensure that the work contributed by him/her does not infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of any third parties, including copyright, portraiture right, reputation right and privacy right.

9. Entries and behavior that impair public order and good customs will be disqualified from the exhibition immediately once found. Such entries and behavior include but are not limited to those circumstances that may seriously mislead the public, be of fraudulent nature and go against laws, social morality, public order or good customs.

10. Entries that do not meet the requirements of this Notice Inviting Contributions shall not be eligible for appraisal. If such entries have been selected, they will be disqualified from the exhibition and the sponsors shall have the right to withdraw the contribution fees and honorary certificates and may announce it in the media.

11. No participation fee will be charged and no entry and storage medium will be returned. In the case that the contributed works are damaged, lost in the process of mailing or sending or delivered late or unreceived, relevant losses and consequences shall be undertaken by the contributor at his/her own expense.

12. The sponsors have the right to interpret this Notice Inviting Contributions. All contributors shall be deemed to have agreed to all of its provisions.

Appraisal of entries:

The sponsors will organize experts and scholars to appraise the entries.

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Contribution methods:

1. Website for contributing photography works: Log onto the contributions platform of the China Photographers Association (zg.cpanet.cn), click on the "Acer Mono Cup World Savanna Photography Exhibition" sector, register and upload works. The sponsors ensure that the non-public information of the contributors will not be disclosed or leaked. The contributed work must be in JPG format with a width of between 1,000 and 3,000 pixels and a size of 2MB-7MB for each work. The work title, time of and place for the photography, characters, events and brief description of the work shall be completely provided when submitting the work; otherwise, the work cannot be uploaded. If communication is affected due to incomplete personal information, it is deemed that the participant automatically abandons qualification. All contributed works will be automatically stored in the photo library of the China Photographers Association for recommendation to media, institutions or platforms. If a contributed work is adopted, the member institutions of the China Photographers Association will obtain the prior written authorization from the photographer in accordance with relevant provisions of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China. Whether or not the contributed work is authorized to be stored in the photo library of the China Photographers Association, it will not affect the participation and selection of the contributed work in the exhibition.

2. Video works can be submitted to the official email address (75811507@qq.com). The photographer information and the Sheet on Information of Contributed Works should be provided (word document). It’s recommended the contributor upload the files in MP4 or MOV format with the resolution ratio of 1080P through an email file transfer station and the size of compressed files at the highest compression level shall be less than 1 GB.

3. Submission via a compact disk or via a USB flash disk: The package box of the compact disk or USB flash disk should be marked with the name of the exhibition and the place for document name of each work should be marked with the work title. In addition, the contributor information and the Sheet on Information of Contributed Works should be provided. All contributed works should be in JPG format with a width between 1,000 and 3,000 pixels and a size of 2 MB-7 MB.

The work title, time of and place for the photography, characters, events and a brief description of the work shall be completely provided when submitting the work; otherwise, the work cannot be uploaded. If the contributor cannot be contacted due to incomplete personal information, it is deemed that the participant automatically abandons qualification. The contributed works should be stored within a compact disk (CD-R or DVD-R) or USB flash disk and sent to the Office of the Acer Mono Cup World Savanna Photography Exhibition in the Event Project Department of the China Photo Press (Address: No. 48 Dongsishiertiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing (100007)).    

Hotline for contributions: 010-65251661

4. The works shall be contributed in only one of three ways: submission online, via compact disk or via USB flash disk.

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