This image captures a gallery wall displaying five framed exhibits, comprising official documents and photographs, situated within the Chongqing High-tech Zone, China. The top-left frame contains two side-by-side Chinese documents. The left document is titled "四川省文化局文件" (Sichuan Provincial Cultural Bureau Document), dated 1959. The right document, dated 1978, is titled "四川省革委政治..." (Sichuan Provincial Revolutionary Committee Political...). A textual label below this frame clarifies these are "Documents from Sichuan Provincial Cultural Bureau and Sichuan Provincial Revolutionary Committee regarding the 'Rent Collection Courtyard' sculpture's 'reproduction and recreation'". Below this, on the middle row, the left frame holds two documents. The left document is a typed Chinese report titled "重庆工人雕塑活动情况汇报 (初稿)" (Report on Chongqing Workers' Sculpture Activities (Draft)). The right document is a handwritten Chinese discussion outline titled "关于复制再创作《收租院》一些问题的讨论提纲 (初稿)" (Discussion Outline on Some Issues Regarding the Reproduction and Recreation of "Rent Collection Courtyard" (Draft)). To the right, on the middle row, a large, sepia-toned photograph is displayed. It depicts an interior or semi-outdoor workshop scene from 1957. Multiple individuals, presumably sculptors or art students, are actively working on large, figurative sculptures, some of which appear to be human forms in various stages of completion. Scaffolding and tools are visible around the figures. A label beneath this frame states: "1957, Teachers and students from the Sculpture Department of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts reproducing and copying Dazu Rock Carvings for the study of national heritage, on-site photo." The bottom row features a single, wide frame containing three distinct black-and-white photographs, chronologically arranged from left to right, taken between 1973 and 1978. * The left photograph shows a man in sunglasses and a short-sleeved shirt interacting with a group of sculptures depicting laborers carrying baskets, with other individuals observing. * The middle photograph shows a different man in a light-colored shirt and sunglasses standing beside a sculpture of an elderly person wearing a hat and holding a tool, with another person in a dark shirt nearby. * The right photograph depicts two men in light-colored shirts observing a sculpture of a figure next to a water buffalo, with one man gesturing towards the artwork. A label below this frame identifies these as "working photos of the reproduction and recreation of 'Rent Collection Courtyard' (Tangxi Foundry)," listing the individuals from left to right as Long Dehui, Ye Jinshan, Guo Xuanchang, Wu Mingwan, and Wang Yuyi. The exhibits are mounted on a plain, light-grey wall, illuminated

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Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 08:29 AM

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Chongqing High-tech Zone, China

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This image captures a gallery wall displaying five framed exhibits, comprising official documents and photographs, situated within the Chongqing High-tech Zone, China. The top-left frame contains two…read more

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