Breeze by Liu Xiaowu [Photo provided to China Daily]

Better than Before is a juxtaposition of paintings, sculptures, calligraphic works, animations and designs marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of Jiangxi Normal University.

The exhibition, now on at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing through Oct 25, looks back on the university's commitment to art since it was opened in 1940 in Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi province.