People admire the photos on Zhejiang’s development in the past 40 years at Zhejiang Art Museum in Hangzhou on Oct 25. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

A photo exhibition showcasing the achievements of the reform and opening-up in Zhejiang province over the past four decades opened at Zhejiang Art Museum in Hangzhou on Oct 25.

East China's Zhejiang is a pioneer in implementing China's reform and opening-up policy and has seen tremendous changes in the past 40 years. The exhibition, with four themes, displays more than 1,300 photos on the social development of the province since the country announced the policy in 1970s.

All exhibits were collected from central and provincial media outlets, Zhejiang Photographers Association, and other shutterbugs and citizens.

The exhibition, open for free to the public, will last until Nov 25.

A photo showcases the departure of a train from Yiwu, the world's largest small commodities market, to the Russian capital Moscow in January 2018. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

A black and white photo of the old Hangzhou Railway Station [Photo/zjol.com.cn]