As part of global Happy Chinese New Year celebrations, photographers are encouraged to show how other countries mark the event in the Just Share It - Happy Chinese New Year Photo Contest 2017.

As China ushers in the lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, on Jan 28, 2017, Chinaculture.org invites you to share your photos of Chinese New Year celebrations from all over the world.

Regardless of whether you are a professional or amateur, who you are or where you are from, you are welcome to submit photos of wonderful moments from Chinese New Year celebrations.

The photos must be taken outside of the Chinese mainland between Jan 1 and Feb 28, 2017.

The entries will be scored and all the winners will be awarded prize money.

Awards and Prizes

1. The contest will select 100 photos ( single or group), including:

    ★ First prize: 10 photos (single or group), remuneration for each 5,000 RMB

    ★ Second prize: 30 photos (single or group), remuneration for each 3,000 RMB

    ★ Third prize: 60 photos (single or group), remuneration for each 1,000 RMB

2. The organizer will deduct any tax on the award money and pay the authorities on behalf of the winners.

The author agrees that the sponsor of the event has the right of final interpretation of rules and regulations. If one does not meet the requirements, the work will be disqualified. By submitting the works the author agrees to accept the rules.

Who

Anyone who takes part in Happy Chinese New Year activities or celebrates Chinese New Year outside of the Chinese mainland is welcome to submit photos of wonderful moments of the celebration. Regardless of whether you are a professional or amateur, who you are or where you are from.

What

1. All photos about Chinese New Year celebrations are welcome. The images should show the programs and activities of Happy Chinese New Year (a worldwide celebration hosted by the Ministry of Culture of the PRC and other Chinese authorities) all over the world or capture scenes of people enjoying the Spring Festival overseas.

2. Photographs must be of an event outside the Chinese mainland (including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and all foreign countries), and the photographer can be of any nationality.

3. All the images must be real, not doctored or Photoshopped. The tone and color of the image could be slightly adjusted, and the color can be changed into black and white or monochromatic. Composition and clipping are allowed.

4. Photographs must be in digital format, either TIF or JPG files. And resolution of the photo should be 300 dpi. TIF file should be no smaller than 50MB, the highest compressed format of JPG file no less than 7MB, and the maximum should be no less than 3,000 pixels. If submitting to Facebook, photos could be compressed, but please keep the original file. If the photo is shortlisted, the original file will be required.

5. Entries can be single photos or a series - a group counts as a single photo. Each group should only have four to eight photos.

6. The headline and caption (in Chinese or English) must be complete, accurate and authors should provide sufficient details, including the process and location of the shoot, and provide photographer’s nationality, address and phone number.

7. The author owns the copyright of the photo. Once the shortlisted photos are published, or the author is informed they are a finalist, it means that the author has agreed that the Bureau for External Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China has the right to use the shortlisted photos. The author shall enjoy the right of authorship of the work. The sponsor of the contest has the right to keep the short-listed entries with their captions in its photo gallery and use them in other cultural activities or cultural products, such as exhibition, publication, poster and photo album design. The sponsor also has the right to recommend the short-listed photos with their captions to related media and will not pay the author for use.

8. All legal responsibility and all losses resulting from any copyright infringement, trademark rights, privacy rights, and publicity rights shall be borne by the author himself. The organizer does not take any legal responsibility and all losses resulting from but not limited to any copyright infringement, trademark rights, privacy rights, and publicity rights of the selected works.

9. Once the short-listed candidates are announced, the author should provide personal information and bank information to get remuneration; if personal and bank information is not provided, the winner will be disqualified.

When

Starts from Jan 1, 2017

Submission deadline: Feb 28, 2017

Sponsor

Bureau for External Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China

Host

Chinaculture.org

Organizer

Chinadaily.com.cn

From New Year scrolls to fireworks, fromjiaozito the family reunion dinner, many traditions and customs constitute the 4,000-year-old festival Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival. As the most important traditional festival in the country, the Chinese New Year gives the best description of the psyche, heritage, aesthetics and culture of the Chinese people.

In 2001, the Ministry of Culture of the PRC launched efforts to build the brand for the Chinese New Year with the purpose of sharing Chinese culture globally. The overseas activity was officially named Happy Chinese New Year in 2009, propelling the growing global impact of the Chinese festival. Focused on "Happiness", "Harmony", "Dialogue" and "Sharing", the Happy Chinese New Year program hosts the core values of "Festival of Nature", "Festival of Family", "Festival of Soul", and "Festival of the World", all of which are dedicated to sharing the achievements of Chinese culture.

In 2016, more than 2,100 events were staged in 400 cities in 140 countries and regions, reaching out to 250 million audiences across the globe. These events varied in forms, such as temple fairs, global Chinese New Year galas, lantern shows, street parades, performances, variety shows, cultural and trade exhibitions, intangible cultural heritage shows, TV programs and film presentations, book fairs, fireworks shows, as well as seminars.

        贴春联、放鞭炮、包饺子、年夜饭……这些传统民俗串起了在中国拥有 4000 余年历史的节日——春节，它至今依然是中华民族最为重要的传统节日，凝聚着中国人的情感、传统、审美与文化渊源。

        2001 年，文化部正式开始在全球打造“春节品牌”活动，希望以春节为载体和桥梁，向全球推介中华文化。2009 年，春节期间在海外举办的文化活动被统一正式命名为“欢乐春节”，为春节走向世界注入了巨大动力。“欢乐春节”以“欢乐、和谐、对话、共享”为主题，以“大自然的节日”、“家庭的节日”、“心灵的节日”、“世界的节日”为品牌核心价值，与全球分享中华文明成果。

        2016 年，“欢乐春节”在全球 140 个国家和地区的 400 多座城市举办 2100 多项文化活动，涵盖主题庙会、跨国春晚、元宵灯会、广场巡游、专场演出、综艺展示、文贸会展、文博展览、民俗体验、非遗展示、影视展播、图书展销、焰火表演、专题讲座等多种形式，海外受众超过 2.5 亿人次。

        鸡年钟声即将于2017年1月28日敲响，由中国文化部外联局指导、中国文化网主办的第三届“乐享中国—欢乐春节”摄影作品全球征集活动现在正式启动，诚邀海内外摄影爱好者参与！

        我们希望，通过你的镜头，展现全球各地“欢乐春节”活动的盛况。我们为你提供国际化舞台，与全球观众和摄影爱好者分享你心中的欢乐画面和动人瞬间。

        活动将最终评选出收藏级摄影作品，评定若干等级，并向收藏级作品作者支付稿酬。

活动奖励

1、本次活动将征集100幅（组）摄影作品，其中：

    ★ 一级收藏作品10幅(组)，稿酬各5000元人民币；

    ★ 二级收藏作品30幅(组)，稿酬各3000元人民币；

    ★ 三级收藏作品60幅(组)，稿酬各1000元人民币。

2、个人所得税由主办单位代扣代缴。

参加范围

        在海外欢度中国春节及参与“欢乐春节”活动的中外摄影爱好者，均可参加。国籍不限。

征集细则

1、作品主题。作品须以中国春节为主题。反映“欢乐春节”系列活动在全球各地的举办盛况，或反映人们在海外欢度中国春节的场景， 真实、生动、鲜活地捕捉中国春节欢庆祥和的气氛。

2、投稿人国籍不限，但投稿作品必须拍摄于中国境外。

3、作品须真实反映客观现实。摄影风格和手法不限，不可改动原始影像，允许对影调、色彩进行有限的调整，允许将彩色原作转换为黑白或单色照片，允许构图剪裁。

4、作品采用电子文件方式投稿。作品为Tif格式或Jpg格式，分辨率为300dpi，Tif格式文件建议不低于50M，Jpg最高格式压缩文件建议不低于7M（最长边不小于3000像素）。（通过脸书投稿可先上传压缩图片供主办方甄选。入选者在接到通知后须提供照片原始文件）。

5、作品单幅、组照不限。组照按一幅计，每组限4-8张。

6、作品应配有标题及简短介绍文字（中文或英文），如创作过程、拍摄地点等。并请参赛作者提供国籍、通信地址和联系电话。

7、作品的著作权属于摄影作者，但每位投稿者在被公布或告知作品入选的同时即被视为已明确同意，作品使用权归中华人民共和国文化部外联局所有。作者享有署名权，主办方有权将所有入选作品的图片及文字说明录入其摄影图片库，在其文化传播及相关用品开发等活动中使用（如制作展览、出版图书、印制海报和画册等），并可推荐相关媒体发表，不再另付稿酬。

8、所有投稿作品著作权、与作品相关的肖像权、名誉权等法律问题，由作者自行解决并承担责任。主办方不承担因投稿作品所致的包括但不限于肖像权、名誉权、隐私权、著作权等纠纷而产生的法律责任。

9、摄影作者在接到入选通知后，主办方将联系作者提供银行账号信息以便发放稿酬，如入选者拒不提供视为主动放弃稿酬。

征稿时间

        征稿时间：2017年1月1日至2月28日

活动筹办机构

        主办单位：中国文化网

        承办单位：中国日报网

        支持单位：中华人民共和国文化部对外文化联络局

        本次活动的解释权归主办单位所有。参加本次征集活动即视为同意并遵守本次征集活动的各项规则。凡不符合征稿要求的作品，一经发现将一律取消参评资格。