A poster for the activity. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Manchester China Institute (MCI), in partnership with Creative Manchester, launched the first International Photography Competition at the University of Manchester! Participate now and get a chance to win 1,000 pounds or 8,888 yuan !

The theme of the competition is "What Does Friendship Mean to You?" and it takes place between March 18 and May 6 in 2019.

Any resident in the UK or in China can participate in the competition. Each participant will only be allowed one submission.

Participants need to take a picture with a smartphone and send it to friendship@manchester.ac.uk, with a caption that has a maximum of 100 words (or 100 Chinese characters).

The best 30 photos will be exhibited for public voting, and the final winners will be announced on June 4.

For full details please visit: www.manchester.ac.uk/friendship