Universiade to provide photos in large quantities

Updated: 2011-07-29 11:02

By Yan Weijue (chinadaily.com.cn)

The official photo agency of Shenzhen Universiade, with 156 professional photographers, will provide a photo service via an online platform during the Universiade period.

Established by the local Shenzhen Press Group, the photo agency will publish photos of the games in both Chinese and English within one hour after photographers send them back..

Journalists in Shenzhen for Universiade coverage will be able to have access to the photos on an online resource system.

About Shenzhen

Shenzhen is located at the southern tip of the Chinese mainland on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Pearl River and neighbors Hong Kong.

The brainchild of Deng Xiaoping, the country's first special economic zone was established here by the Chinese Government in 1980. It has been a touchstone for China's reform and opening-up policy since then.