The biggest sculpture exhibition so far in China has opened at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. It looks back on the development of the country’s 100-year-old modern sculpture art.

Among the sculpture works on display are the masterpieces of Liu Kaiqu, the founder of China’s modern sculpture art. His works depict the Chinese People’s Liberation Army successfully crossing China’s longest river, the Yangtze, during China’s War of Liberation. Liu’s combination of Western sculpting skills in realism and Chinese traditional style has left a far-reaching influence upon the country’s modern sculpture development.

Hua Tianyou’s statue, the "Bombardment" is also on exhibit. It was created during the War of Resistance Against Japanese invasion and is intended to portray Chinese people’s tenacious resistance against the outrageous tyranny.

The exhibition also features the evolving history of China’s contemporary sculptures in three main themes: history and classics, inheritance and development, as well as current varieties. A large number of historical documents are open to public viewing.