A Chinese photography exhibition, showing nature, culture and history of China's region along the northern latitude 30 degrees, began here on Sunday to celebrate the 59th anniversary of the founding of China.

A total of 65 photos were displayed in Bangladesh's National Museum for the exhibition titled "China's 30th parallel" which will last for tens days.

The exhibition reveals China's opening policy and the achievements it has got, said Wang Yu, Charge d'Affaires of Chinese Embassy to Bangladesh, when inaugurating the exhibition.

The 30th parallel passed through the country's longest Changjiang River Valley, China's most densely populated and economically development region.

Moving from west to east, China's 30th parallel starts in the Himalayan mountain range. After crossing 5,000 km of the Chinese mainland, it meets the East China Sea and finally the Pacific Ocean.

"The photos are splendid, amazing and colorful. You just want to see them again and again," director general of the National Museum Samar Chandra Paul told Xinhua at the exhibition hall.

He said on average there are 2500 visitors to the museum everyday and hope all the visitors can see the photos and know more about China.

"Hopefully, through the exhibition, the understanding and the relations between the two countries will be far more strengthened," Wang said.

"We would like to learn more from China as it not only has rich culture heritage but also made great achievement in economy and poverty reduction," said Rasheda K. Choudhury, Adviser of Bangladesh's Culture Ministry, at the inaugural ceremony.