Guo Weimin (L1), vice minister of the Chinese State Council Information Office, and Xu Jian (R1), Chinese Ambassador to Poland attend the opening ceremony of the "Beautiful China, Beautiful Poland" photo exhibition in Warsaw on June 14, 2016. [Photo / Xinhua]

A photography exhibition presenting the most beautiful sceneries of Poland and China opened on June 14 in the Polish Academy of Science in Warsaw.

The exhibition features more than 40 pictures of natural landscapes and cultural monuments in both countries. The opening ceremony was attended by guests including Chinese Ambassador to Poland Xu Jian and former marshal of the Senate of the Polish Republic Longin Pastusiak.

"Events such as the exhibition will contribute to mutual understanding and strengthening bilateral ties. Especially now, when the Belt and Road initiative brings new chances for Poland, while both countries share strategic partnership relations," vice minister of the Chinese State Council Information Office Guo Weimin told the opening ceremony.

Wieslaw Klimczak, president of the civil association Polish House, said the exhibition was closely related to the upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Poland.

"We hope that the visit of the leader of China in our country will release new incentives to strengthen cooperation based on Polish-Chinese partnership," Klimczak said.

The event was hosted by the State Council Information Office and the Embassy of China in Poland.