A photo exhibition honoring the 70th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China opens at the art museum of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on April 3. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

A photo exhibition honoring the 70th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China kicked off at the art museum of the China Academy of Art (CAA) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on April 3.

Titled "Archive and Collections: Photography in China and the Establishment of CAA Art Museum's Department of Photography", the exhibition displays over 600 photography works reflecting every aspect of Chinese society over the past seven decades.

The exhibition will last until April 30.

Visitors admire battlefield photos taken during the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) at an exhibition at the art museum of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on April 3. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

A visitor takes photos of photography works at an exhibition at the art museum of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on April 3. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

A visitor appreciates photography works at an exhibition at the art museum of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on April 3. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]