Edited and Translated by Wang Xin, People's Daily Online.
More than 200 valuable and historic photographs from National Geographic magazine were on first auction at Christie’s, on New York on Dec. 6, 2012.
This auction “The National Geographic Collection: The art of Exploration” featured photographs and arts selected from the National Geographic Collection, and chronicled scientific expeditions, explorations, archaeology, wildlife and world cultures from 19th century to now.