Created in 2006, Wangfujing is a monumental granite relief wall commissioned for an interior public space associated with the administration of Beijing’s Wangfujing commercial district.
The work combines historical texts, chronological markers, architectural images, and numerical codes within a single layered composition. At the centre, the large raised characters “王府” dominate a circular field, establishing the visual identity of the district.
Raised dates, extending from 1267 to 2006, move across a sequence of stepped blocks. Rather than forming a conventional linear timeline, they appear as fragments embedded within the surface of the wall, marking different moments in the development of Wangfujing.
The upper background brings together passages from historical records and repeated binary digits. Below, reliefs of traditional shopfronts, historic commercial buildings, modern architecture, streets, and human activity form a compressed urban landscape.
The contrast between classical Chinese writing and binary notation suggests changing methods of recording and organising urban information. Historical documents, commercial architecture, and contemporary data systems are therefore presented as different layers within the continuing life of the district.
The work transforms the history of Wangfujing into a large-scale visual archive—part timeline, part cityscape, and part information interface.
《王府井》创作于2006年，是为北京王府井街区相关管理机构室内公共空间设计的大型花岗岩浮雕墙。
作品将历史文字、年代标记、建筑图像与数字编码叠合在同一画面之中。浮雕中央以立体凸起的巨型“王府”二字与圆形构件形成视觉核心，建立作品与王府井街区之间的直接联系。
从1267年至2006年的多个年份，以高低错落的立体数字分布于阶梯状结构之上。它们没有被排列成传统的水平时间线，而是作为历史片段嵌入整面墙体，标记王府井发展过程中的不同阶段。
浮雕上部将历史文献文字与密集排列的二进制数字并置；下部则通过不同深度的浮雕，呈现传统商号、历史建筑、现代商业空间、街道与人物活动，构成一幅跨越不同时期的城市景观。
古代文字与二进制编码之间的对照，表现了城市信息记录方式的变化。历史档案、商业建筑与现代数据系统，被共同组织为王府井持续演变的不同层次。
作品将王府井的历史转化为一面大型视觉档案墙：既是一条城市时间线，也是一幅建筑图景，同时又具有现代信息界面的结构特征。