The 2019 Jimei Arles International Photography Festival is scheduled to be held in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, from Nov 22-Jan 5. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The 2019 Jimei Arles International Photography Festival will begin on Nov 22 in Jimei district, Xiamen, East China's Fujian province and will run until Jan 5, 2020.

The festival, launched by photographers from China and France, has been held annually in Xiamen since 2015. It displays photos from around the world and has helped boost Sino-French cultural ties.

This year's event will feature eight exhibitions from the Les Rencontres d'Arles in France and 30 themed exhibitions by 55 artists from France, the UK, the US, Greece, Italy, India, and more. 

The festival has been attended by more than 230,000 people from around the world since its launch in 2015. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The event has grown into a significant vehicle for Sino-France cultural exchanges. It gives Chinese photographers a chance to make global connections and allows people to admire photos from around the world.