In pictures: Photography contest turns lens on life in China

Oscar Holland, CNN
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Published 1:30 AM EST, Fri January 28, 2022
Showing a young girl twirling in front of her grandmother, Chinese photographer Li Huaifeng's image "The Dancing Dreams of a Mountain Girl" was named overall winner.
Showing a young girl twirling in front of her grandmother, Chinese photographer Li Huaifeng's image "The Dancing Dreams of a Mountain Girl" was named overall winner.
Li Huaifeng
Photographer Huang Qingjun won the "Home" category with this depiction of an elderly couple standing outside their home with their possessions on display. Scroll through the gallery to see some of the winners and finalists from this year's Global SinoPhoto Awards.<br />
Photographer Huang Qingjun won the "Home" category with this depiction of an elderly couple standing outside their home with their possessions on display. Scroll through the gallery to see some of the winners and finalists from this year's Global SinoPhoto Awards.
Huang Qingjun
Yang Tongyu won the "Environment" category with this image of man pushing his fishing boat through algae-covered waters in the coastal city of Qingdao.
Yang Tongyu won the "Environment" category with this image of man pushing his fishing boat through algae-covered waters in the coastal city of Qingdao.
Yang Tongyu
Photographer Li Jianping was highly commended for this 2020 image of a shadow puppet show in Shandong province.
Photographer Li Jianping was highly commended for this 2020 image of a shadow puppet show in Shandong province.
Li Jianping
In Polish photographer Arek Rataj's image "116," a man stares out of a bus window in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province.
In Polish photographer Arek Rataj's image "116," a man stares out of a bus window in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province.
Arek Rataj
Photographer Cindy Lin was shortlisted for this collage depicting her family home, which she said was knocked down in the 1990s to make way for a luxury condo.
Photographer Cindy Lin was shortlisted for this collage depicting her family home, which she said was knocked down in the 1990s to make way for a luxury condo.