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Chinese museum sparks outrage by comparing Africans to wild animals
The photo of a lion growling in the photo was framed alongside the photo of a man with a similar expression.
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The photo of a lion growling in the photo was framed alongside the photo of a man with a similar expression, a chimpanzee with its mouth opened wide was framed alongside a child who appeared to have a similar expression, photos of other animals were also framed side by side with those of humans wearing similar expressions.
The art gallery is said to have taken place at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan.
According to the website Shanghaiist.com, the special exhibit is called "This is Africa" portraying the works of Chinese photographer Yu Huiping, which are aimed at giving visitors a sense of "primitive life" in Africa through the interplay of humans, animals and nature.
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Yu, the vice-president of Hubei's Photographers Association, has visited Africa more than 20 times over the past decade and says that he has a deep love for its people and wildlife, promoting the conservation of its natural resources and beauty.
The museum's director, Fang Qin, said that while the museum is mostly concerned with cultural relics he sees the "This is Africa" exhibit as a way of providing a wider range of knowledge and artistic interest to visitors, enhancing the museum's mission of social education and enriching the cultural life of the masses.
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