Beijing's gates of old

The model of Andingmen is one of the highlights at the show Sculpture and Memory. It is about one-tenth scale of the original building and features city walls, an entrance, a gate tower and a watchtower. - Photo from China Daily

A new exhibition highlights Beijing’s ancient entryways in the old city walls, recreated in red sandalwood that can last for thousands of years.

FOR people who never had the chance to see the old city of Beijing, there is now a way to travel back in time. Sculpture and Memory, an exhibition of sandalwood models of Beijing’s old city walls and gates, which opened in the National Museum of China recently evoking memories of the old city.