Wu Weishan gives Russia's ambassador to China Andrey Denisov a tour of his sculpture exhibition. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]

Well-established artist Wu Weishan has produced nearly 500 sculptures of prominent figures in Chinese history, such as Laozi, Confucius, Li Bai and Qi Baishi, to name a few.

A selection of Wu's works is now on show at Sculpting the Spirit of Chinese Culture, an exhibition at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing until Nov 8.