The "China National Geography: Wonderland Journeys Along Highways" exhibition recently opened at Times Art Museum · Chengdu, weaving China’s geographic marvels and cultural narratives through immersive digital artistry. Curated around the "China’s Most Scenic Highways 2021" selection—which identified 30 routes across ten geographic zones including the Hengduan Mountains, Northwest Deserts, Tianshan Range, and Karst landscapes—the exhibition transforms scientific exploration into sensory encounters.

These highways serve as wings transporting travelers to natural wonders. Within the gallery, visitors embark on an aesthetic pilgrimage through shifting lightscapes, experiencing mist-shrouded peaks and rosy clouds along legendary routes—a visual enlightenment for road-trip enthusiasts.

As China’s first exhibition merging highway photography with digital art, it decodes the geological forces and cultural imprints behind over 20 scenic routes through seven immersive installations. Audiences traverse a panoramic journey discovering how "China on Wheels" chronicles epic landforms, ecological spectacles, and flowing ethnic heritage.

Expedition Through Three Realms

1. Unknown Signals: Road Discovery

Board virtual trains traversing Kunlun snow peaks and Tianshan crimson cliffs

Explore highway-geography symbiosis via documentary The Language of Highways

2. Phantom Road Odyssey

Interactive projection-mapping of serpentine mountain passes

3. Boundless Journeys

AI-generated infinite roadscapes evolving with visitor movement

(China National Geography is a member of IMTA)

Editor Ⅰ: Zhang Wenwen

Editor Ⅱ: Bao Gang

Editor Ⅲ: Liu Guosong