CGTN Nature Photography Collection announces 2019 winners

CGTN Nature launched a 2019 photo competition and received over 300 images from different countries and regions within two weeks.

Today, we announce the winners of our first photography competition depicting the importance of nature and the relationship between humans and wildlife.

First prize: Speeding in the Foggy Mountains by Ai Shimin

Speeding in the foggy mountains. Photo taken in Xincheng Township of Dawu County, central China's Hubei Province, November 9, 2019/ Ai Shimin

Second prize: Old Man and His Sheep by Li Xin

Old Man and His Sheep. Photo taken in Dongchuan District of Kunming City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, September, 2019/ Li Xin

Second prize: Macaque and the Temple by Li Xin

The winners of the second prize share the exact same name but they aren't the same person.

Macaque and the Temple. Photo taken at Swayambhu, a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 5, 2019./ Li Xin

Third prize: Hornet by Qu Bo

Hornet. Photo taken in Beijing, China, June 14, 2019/ Qubo

Third prize: King of the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys by Zhu Hui

King of the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys. Photo taken in Wolong National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Sichuan Province, January 16, 2019./ Zhu Hui

Third prize: Sunrise Reflections in the Canyon by Chen Su

Sunrise Reflections in the Canyon. Photo taken in Utah's Badlands, U.S., April 7, 2019./ Chen Su

The prizes have been sent to the winners. CGTN Nature thanks participants for their works. There are many ways to know about nature, and one of them is through photography, which shows how nature and the planet is perceived.

(If you want to contribute and have specific expertise, please contact us at nature@cgtn.com.)