An art exhibition featuring 60 paintings created by children with autism was held in Fuzhou, capital city's Southeast China's Fujian province on Nov 12.

The campaign is part of local government's efforts of raising awareness of the condition of the special social group among the mainstream society.

There are more than 2 million children with autism under the age of 14 in China, according to government statistics released in 2015.

Sixty paintings created by children with autism are on display at Art Mall in Fuzhou, capital city of Southeast China's Fujian province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]