Visitors pose for a photo at the photo exhibition of Sanmao in Dinghai district of Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang province on Sept 7. [Photo/Zhoushan Daily] 

A photo exhibition of the renowned writer Sanmao was held in the Saomao Culture Park in Xiaosha sub-district in Dinghai district of Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang province on Sept 7. 

The exhibition will run till the end of October. 

The 86 photos that are being displayed at the exhibition showcase the life and travel experiences of Sanmao and have attracted a large number of visitors. 

During an online seminar held that same day, Sanmao's family members, literary enthusiasts and celebrities were invited to share stories of Sanmao. 

The exhibition is part of the 4th Sanmao Prose Prize event, and some photos that reflect the urban landscape of Zhoushan will be displayed in Keelung city in Taiwan in a bid to promote cultural exchanges between the mainland and Taiwan, said the person in charge of the organizing committee for Sanmao Prose Prize. 

Sanmao was the pen name of the late Echo Chan, a Chinese contemporary novelist, writer and translator from Taiwan. Her ancestral residence, which was built by her grandfather, is in the Miaoqiao village within the sub-district. Sanmao was best known for her book Stories of the Sahara.