National Museum of China holds 28 photographic works of China taken by New Zealand photographer Tom Hutchins.In 1956,Hutchins was allowed to visit China and successively interviewed and photographed in Guangdong,Beijing,Gansu,Xinjiang,Jilin,Liaoning and Shanghai.His works covered a wide range of aspects such as social life,industrial construction,cultural policy and cave art during the early years of the People's Republic of China.In 1957,Hutchins'photographs were misread after they were published in Life magazine.Since then,his works about China have been out of sight for a long time.This batch of photographic works is not only a visual representation of the historical scene,but also an important clue to the relevant historical facts.