When did the craze for artistic photography in China form a community?

After entering the 20th century, with the development and spread of photography technology, the increasing progress of photographic equipment and the gradual popularization of small cameras, more and more people have mastered photography technology, and the subject matter of photography has also expanded. All these have laid the foundation for the rise of many photography societies in China. From the 1920s to 1930s, China's photographic art developed from bud to maturity. During this period, photography societies mushroomed all over the country. They promoted the germination and prosperity of photography, and left a trail blazer mark in the history of photography in China.