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article_snippet.sent: Some show a member of the same family cheekily posing by stone statues of a lion, a camel and a horse.
article_snippet.sent: offer wide smiles, while others pose with blank expressions.
article_snippet.sent: It’s possible that some were wary of the camera’s lens, as there was once a belief by some in China that a photo could capture a person’s soul.
article_snippet.sent: Only some of the subjects in the photos offered a smile; there was once a belief that a photograph could capture a person's soul .