Asia through new eyes

An influential photo exhibition in the capital, which focuses on the continent, encourages Asian lensmen to look at cultures, conflicts, society and religions in the region. Deng Zhangyu reports.

Asia is in focus at this year's Beijing Photo Biennial. The event sheds light on Asia, a continent where all the participating photographers live.

The theme of the event is Unfamiliar Asia, and it tries to examine the continent through photography.