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Where New China’s Copper Industry Began

A large-scale narrative relief depicting the people, labor, and industrial history behind the development of Tongling’s copper industry.

Where New China’s Copper Industry Began — The complete relief
LOCATION
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Exhibition Hall, Tongling, Anhui, China
YEAR
2019
DIMENSIONS
20.66 m long × 4.2 m high
MATERIAL
Copper
ARTIST / CLIENT
Hefei Andachuangzhan Technology Co., Ltd.
XINJIUDING’S SCOPE
Design; model making; copper fabrication and casting; transportation; installation
About the work

Extending across an exhibition-hall wall, the relief brings together numerous figures, industrial scenes, and layered historical details. The composition presents the emergence and development of modern copper production in Tongling as a continuous visual narrative.

Where New China’s Copper Industry Began — The complete relief
Where New China’s Copper Industry Began — A view along the relief
Where New China’s Copper Industry Began — The relief in the exhibition hall
Where New China’s Copper Industry Began — Figures in relief
Where New China’s Copper Industry Began — Industrial scenes in relief
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