春節是中華民族最重要的傳統節日，中國人過春節已超過4000多年的歷史。近年來，歡慶春節的活動已延伸至全球各地。

　　在猴年春節即將於2016年2月8日到來之際，在文化部外聯局的指導下，中國文化網邀請國內外攝影愛好者參加第二屆“樂享中國——歡樂春節”攝影作品征集活動。作品以歡慶中國春節為主題，反映春節系列慶祝活動在全球各地的舉辦盛況。活動將最終評選出收藏級攝影作品，在收藏級作品中評選出若干等級，給予相應稿酬並授予收藏證書。

　　一、活動籌辦機構 

　　主辦單位：中國文化網

　　承辦單位：中國日報網

　　支持單位：中華人民共和國文化部對外文化聯絡局

　　二、參加范圍 

　　對中國文化感興趣、在海外歡度中國春節的中外攝影家、專業攝影師及攝影愛好者, 均可參加。國籍不限。

    三、征集細則 

　　1、作品主題。作品內容必須以歡慶中國春節為主題，或反映“歡樂春節”系列慶祝活動在全球各地的舉辦盛況，或反映人們在海外歡度中國春節的場景，通過真實、生動、鮮活地捕捉中國春節喜慶祥和的氣氛，展示中國春節在海外的影響力。

　　2、投稿人國籍不限，投稿作品必須拍攝於海外(外國及港澳台地區)。

　　3、作品必須是客觀現實的真實反映，攝影風格和手法不限，不可改動原始影像，允許對影調、色彩進行有限的調整，允許將彩色原作轉換為黑白或單色照片，允許構圖剪裁。

　　4、作品採用電子文件方式投稿。作品為Tif格式或Jpg格式，分辨率為300dpi，Tif格式文件建議不低於50M,jpg最高格式壓縮文件建議不低於7M(最長邊不小於3000像素)。(通過臉書投稿可上傳壓縮圖片，但請作者保存好原始文件，入選者在接到通知後須提供照片原始電子文件。)

　　5、作品單幅、組照不限，組照按一幅計，每組限4-8張。

　　6、作者提供的作品應配有標題及中文或英文簡短介紹性文字說明(如創作過程、拍攝地點)。為便於聯系，請參賽作者提供個人的國籍、通信地址、聯系電話。

　　7、作品的著作權屬於攝影作者，但每位投稿者在被公布或告知作品入選的同時即被視為已明確同意，作品使用權歸中華人民共和國文化部外聯局所有，作者享有署名權，主辦方有權將所有入選作品的圖片及文字說明錄入中國外宣攝影圖片庫，在其文化宣傳及文化外宣用品開發等活動中使用，如制作展覽、出版圖書、印制海報和畫冊等，並可推薦相關媒體發表，不再另付稿酬。

　　8、所有投稿作品著作權、與作品相關的肖像權、名譽權等法律問題，由作者自行解決並承擔責任。主辦方不承擔因投稿作品所致的包括但不限於肖像權、名譽權、隱私權、著作權等糾紛而產生的法律責任。

　　9、攝影作者在接到入選通知後，主辦方會要求入選者提供個人信息和銀行賬戶等信息以便發放稿酬，如入選者拒不提供視為主動放棄稿酬。

　　四、征稿時間 

　　征稿時間：2016年1月1日至2月29日。

    五、投稿方式 

　　1、投稿人可將作品直接發送至征集活動官方郵箱contest@chinadaily.com.cn;

　　2、海外讀者可上傳作品至中國文化網臉書主頁China Culture： (https://www.facebook.com/China-Culture-1575300589358145/);

　　掃描二維碼，關注中國文化網臉書主頁:

　　3.中國日報網英文論壇: http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn;

　　4、注意事項：投稿者投稿時需填寫作者真實姓名、通訊地址、郵箱、電話。凡因提交的個人信息不全面而影響聯絡者，視為自動放棄評選資格。

　　六、活動獎勵 

　　1、本次活動將征集200幅(組)攝影作品，其中：

　　一級收藏作品10幅(組)，稿酬各5000元人民幣;

　　二級收藏作品20幅(組)，稿酬各3000元人民幣;

　　三級收藏作品70幅(組)，稿酬各1000元人民幣;

　　入選作品100幅(組)，稿酬各500元人民幣;

　　2、以上均頒發收藏榮譽證書，個人所得稅由主辦單位代扣代繳。

　　七、附則 

　　本次活動的解釋權歸主辦單位，參加本次征集活動即視為同意並遵守本次征集活動的各項規則。凡不符合征稿要求的作品，一經發現將一律取消參評資格。

Just Share It- Happy Chinese New Year Photo Contest 2016 

　　Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese people. The festival has a history of 4,000 years in China and its celebration has spread to the world in recent years.

　　With the upcoming Year of Monkey on Feb 8, 2016, Just Share It - Happy Chinese New Year global online photo contest 2016 is being launched. Chinaculture.org invites you to share your photos of Chinese New Year celebrations all over the world. The photos will be graded and all the nominees will be awarded certificates of honor and paid remuneration accordingly.

　　Sponsor 

　　Bureau for External Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China

　　Host 

　　Chinaculture.org

　　Organizers 

　　Chinadaily.com.cn

　　Who 

　　Anyone who is interested in Chinese culture and wants to share photos of the Chinese New Year.

　　What 

　　1. All the photos are welcome, but the theme should be Chinese New Year celebrations. The images should show the programs and activities of Happy Chinese New Year (a worldwide celebration hosted by the Ministry of Culture of the PRC and other Chinese authorities) all over the world or capture the scene of people enjoying the Spring Festival overseas. The images should vividly depict the happy atmosphere of Chinese New Year celebrations, showing the influence of the festival abroad.

　　2. Photographs must be of an event outside the Chinese mainland (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and all foreign countries), and the photographer can be of any nationality.

　　3. All the images must be real, not doctored or Photoshopped. The tone and color of the image could be slightly adjusted, and the color can be changed into black and white or monochromatic. Composition and clipping are allowed.

　　4. Photographs must be in digital format, either TIF or JPG files. And resolution of the photo should be 300 dpi. TIF file should be no smaller than 50MB, the highest compressed format of JPG file no less than 7MB, and the maximum of the length should be no less than 3,000 pixels. If submitting to Facebook, photos could be compressed, but please keep the original file. If the photo is shortlisted, the original file will be required.

　　5. The headline and caption (in Chinese or English) must be complete, accurate and authors should provide sufficient details, including the process and location of the shoot.

　　6. Photo could be single or in a group - a group counts as a single photo. Each group should only have four to eight photos.

　　7. Please provide photographer’s nationality, address and phone number.

　　8. The author owns the copyright of the photo. Once the shortlisted photos are published, or the author is informed of being the finalist, it means that the author has agreed that the Bureau for External Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China has the right to use the shortlisted photos. The author shall enjoy the right of authorship in the work. The sponsor of the contest has the right to keep the finalists with their captions in its photo gallery and use them in other cultural activities or cultural products, such as exhibition, publication, poster and photo alum design. The sponsor also has the right to recommend the shortlisted photos with their captions to related media and will not pay the author for use.

　　9. All legal responsibility and all losses resulting from any copyright infringement, trademark rights, privacy rights, and publicity rights shall be borne by the author himself. The organizer does not take any legal responsibility and all losses resulting from but not limited to any copyright infringement, trademark rights, privacy rights, and publicity rights of the selected works.

　　10. Once the shortlisted candidates are announced, the author should provide personal information and bank information to get remuneration; if personal and bank information is not provided, the winner will be disqualified.

　　When 

　　Starts from Jan 1, 2016

　　Submission deadline: Feb 29, 2016

　　How 

　　Please submit your photo to: contest@chinadaily.com.cn

　　Or you can submit your work to China Culture's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/China-Culture-1575300589358145/.

　　Scan the QR code below to follow China Culture's Facebook page, and always remain updated with the newest Chinese culture news, events and information.

　　You can also upload your work directly under this thread on China Daily website's English BBS (Bulletin Board System): http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn

　　Notice: The author should use their real name, address, email and phone number. Anyone who provides incomplete contact information will be disqualified.

　　Awards and Prizes 

　　1. The contest will select 200 photos ( single or group), including: First prize: 10 photos (single or group), remuneration for each 5,000 RMB Second prize: 20 photos (single or group), remuneration for each 3,000 RMB Third prize: 70 photos (single or group), remuneration for each 1,000 RMB Other selected works: 100 photos (single or group), remuneration for each 500 RMB

　　2. All the winners will be awarded a certificate of honor, and the organizer will deduct any tax on the award money and pay the authorities on behalf of the winners.

　　The author agrees that the sponsor of the event has the right of final interpretation of rules and regulations. If one does not meet the requirements, the work will be disqualified. By submitting the works the author agrees to accept the rules.