1974   Began taking photographs
Now     Working as a professional photographer at Henan Museum
 
EXHIBITIONS
 
2011   Contemporary Photography in China, TASVEER, (Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,
           Ahmedebad), India
2010   The Summer Solstice, OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai
2008   Yan Xinfa Photography Exhibition, OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai
2007   People with the Emperor’s Tomb, Beijing Pop Photography Gallery, Beijing
           People with the Emperor’s Tomb, Henan Museum, Henan
           People with the Emperor’s Tomb, Arles, France
           Yan Xinfa Photography Exhibition, Royal Museums of Art and History, Belgium
2006   People with the Emperor’s Tomb, Lianzhou International Photography Festival, Guangdong
2005   Roots, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, Shanxi
           Yan Xinfa Photography Exhibition, Jincheng Photography Festival, Shanxi
           Roots, Henan Museum, Henan
2002   Lift of the Working Class, Henan Photography Week, Henan
2000   Red Army, Henan Museum, Henan
1998   Silent Years, Shengda Gallery, Zhengzhou
1996   One Day in Henan, Henan Museum, Henan
1995   Henan, Henan Museum, Henan
 
PUBLICATIONS
 
2003   Roots, Beijing
1999   Red Stream 100, Hong Kong
1998   Words of the Daily Lift, Hong Kong
           Silent Years, Hong Kong