Dancers of the National Ballet of China rehearse the classical ballet "Giselle" in Beijing in June, 2006. [Photo by Liu Yang]

Negoitsa said that the two albums display people with different faces and characters from the two great neighboring nations. The latest album highlights friendship between the peoples of the two countries, he said. "The friendship has been handed down by generations of people from both countries," he said. "We hope that it will continue to be handed down to future generations."

The One Hundred Photographers Focus photo album series, which has won two China National Book Prizes, was created by China Daily.

Mainly compiled by Wang Wenlan, China Daily's assistant editor in chief and vice president of the China Photographers' Association, and supported by hundreds of experienced Chinese photographers, 10 other books have been published in the series.