The 10th West Lake Art Fair opened in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday.

A visitor looks at an oil painting on display at the 10th West Lake Art Fair that opened in Hangzhou on Thursday, November 8, 2007.

The art fair, themed "Collect art and collect life", will stage various exhibitions by some one thousand artists from home and abroad.

The displayed items cover a wide range of areas including Chinese paintings, calligraphy, sculptures and folk artworks.

As a registered program of the annual West Lake Expo, the art fair has been held successfully for eight years since its debut in 1998.

A visitor looks at a mini human statue displayed at the 10th West Lake Art Fair that opened in Hangzhou on Thursday, November 8, 2007.

A visitor takes photos of paintings displayed at the 10th West Lake Art Fair that opened in Hangzhou on Thursday, November 8, 2007.

(CRI.cn November 9, 2007)