The photo titled "The most beautiful arcades street, a dazzling variations" wins the First prize (Photo/Hu Jianjun) 《最美骑楼街-炫彩骑楼变奏曲》获一等奖 （胡建军 摄）
The 38 finalists in the first Guangzhou Historical and Cultural City Photo Contest has been unveiled recently after over 10 months' soliciting.
Guangzhou became one of China's Historical and Cultural Cities in 1982. The shooting areas of this Contest include the Historic Districts of Guangzhou City, 26 Historical and Cultural Districts and 815 Historical Buildings as well as the Historical Sites of Red Revolution and the Historic Buildings of Industrial Heritage in Guangzhou.
The Contest is co-hosted by Guangzhou Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau and Guangzhou Office of Historical and Cultural City Preservation together with Guangzhou Lingnan Architecture Research Center and Guangzhou Daily Group.
Honorable Mention 优秀奖
The Nansha Memorial Archway (Photo/Chen Zhenghao) 陈政浩《南沙牌坊》
A bird's-eye view of the Jiuqu Bridge in the Donghu Park (Photo/Cui Dongmei) 崔冬梅《鸟瞰东湖九曲桥》
The Peasant Movement Institute (Photo/Chen Bixin) 陈碧信《农讲所》
Temple of the Five Immortals (Photo/Chen Bixin) 陈碧信《五仙观》
An arcades street in the Xiguan area (Photo/Chen Bixin) 陈碧信《西关骑楼街》
The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Photo/Chen Bixin) 陈碧信《中山纪念堂》
Time-weathered Oi Kwan Hotel (Photo/Guo Xu) 郭栩《百年爱群》
The Garden Hotel in GZ (Photo/Mo Shaowei) 莫少卫《广州花园酒店》
A resplendent Shamian Island at night (Photo/Yuan Bin) 袁彬《沙面璀璨夜》
The Manchuria windows and the western eaves (Photo/Li Xiaohui) 李小蕙《满洲的窗 西洋的檐》
Source: GZphotos, one of the official WeChat accounts of Guangzhou Daily
Photo Editors: Li Xin, Li Huiyan (intern)
English Editors: Lyu Yun, He Yinru (intern)