Harbin resident, An Shengli, shows his albums of paintings that mark the past National Days for an upcoming exhibition at his home on Thursday, September 20, 2007. [Photo: northeast.cn]

A collector will hold a free exhibition of his albums of paintings and posters at his home in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on the eve of Chinese National Day.

An Shengli has been collecting these paintings related to National Days since decades ago. The exhibition is to greet the 58th anniversary of China's National Day on October 1, according to the website "northeast.cn".

(CRI September 22, 2007)