The exhibited photos are the winning works of "World Wood Day" photo contest themed with "Wood and Life" and "Change in Wood Culture”. The contest ran from November 2017 to February 2019, joined by photographic amateurs around the world. Under the categories of People, Heritage, and Environment, all the woks conveys the interrelationship between wood and human's life, and aims to encourage and inspire people to pay closer attention to how wood appears in our daily life and surroundings.
World Wood Day is a cultural event celebrated annually during the week of March 21st to highlight wood as an eco-friendly and renewable biomaterial and to raise awareness on the key role wood plays in a sustainable world. Starting from 2013, WWD celebrations were held in Tanzania and China respectively, involving participants from over 100 countries and regions.