Photo exhibition displays diverse Xinjiang at 43rd UNHCR session

Kazak herdsman Leyas and his family from Damiao Town, Urumqi City, celebrate the Corban Festival in their new house built by the local government. /CGTN

A photo exhibition named "Home: Glimpses of Life of People from Various Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang" opened at the 43rd UNHCR session in Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday.

A wedding ceremony in Aksu Prefecture. /CGTN

"Living a happy life is the primary human right. I am sure this exhibition will present you with a true Xinjiang. Welcome to Xinjiang to take a look in person," said Chen Xu, Head of the Chinese Mission to the UN in Geneva.

Gu Qiyue from the Central Laboratory of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Urumqi talks with visiting children about popular science. /CGTN

More than 100 pictures depicting a "beautiful, open, confident and richly-endowed Xinjiang that enjoys stable development, solidarity and harmony" are on display.