Shanhai Secret Treasury — Exhibition
Present the Classic of Mountains and Seas as a place rather than a text, for a heritage park audience.
- Project type
- Exhibition
- Client
- Guangfulin Relics Park, Shanghai
- Location
- Shanghai
- Type
- Exhibition · world model · painting · light
- Year
- On request
- Status
- Exhibited
- Process records
- Being prepared
GUANGFULIN · ON-SITE CAPTURE × UE5
A whole world, one continuous journey
We combined on-site capture with Unreal Engine 5 to imagine this world at Guangfulin. Explore the complete 7 min 30 sec film: fly between locations, pause at every original introduction and look closer. The film preserves the proposal of its time, including imagined installations and visual references.
The Guangfulin Shanhai season
The original opening introduces a landscape built from on-site capture and imagined scenes.
Still view · open the complete collection below to explore every stop.
Explore every stop as a still
Every original introduction and reference image, in film order. Open any frame to enlarge it. These are pages from the historical concept film; its plans, targets and credits are preserved as part of that record. Original Chinese text remains in the images.
- Rendering
The Guangfulin Shanhai season
The original opening introduces a landscape built from on-site capture and imagined scenes.
RenderingFuxi
The figure of Fuxi introduces the spatial concept.
RenderingThe original brief
The original proposal sets out the ambitions behind the journey.
RenderingA map of the imagined landscape
Survey the proposed route before entering its individual scenes.
RenderingEntering the story
The proposal begins its visitor journey with an arrival and registration sequence.
RenderingChoose a tribe
Different tribes connect visitors with different stories and activities.
RenderingFollow the story
Characters, activities and spaces meet along a shared narrative.
RenderingA journey of discovery
The proposed points system links the different stops along the route.
RenderingRewards · sculptural forms
Sculptural forms illustrate the proposal's reward system.
RenderingRewards · a second sculptural study
A second sculptural reference continues the original reward concept.
RenderingRewards · experiences
The next original slide introduces experience and ticket rewards.
RenderingCrossing Shanhai
Follow the water and architecture into the film's mythic scenes.
RenderingA procession of characters
Costume and waterside performances appear as references in the original proposal.
RenderingHouyi and the suns
The Fusang tree becomes the setting for a proposed sporting encounter.
RenderingFlags and mythical signs
Proposed flags and creature signs extend the story along the route.
RenderingFlags · visual references
The original film presents visual references for the roadside flags.
RenderingFlags along the route
A second flag reference explores the atmosphere along the route.
RenderingA gathering in Shanhai
Ritual, markets and light form several proposed scenes around the square.
RenderingA ritual of wishes
An original reference explores a space for wishes and ritual.
RenderingWishes upon the water
A waterside reference continues the proposed ritual setting.
RenderingLight across the landscape
A lighting reference imagines another way to experience the landscape after dark.
RenderingMeeting Shanhai · a market
The proposal brings character encounters and market activity into the setting.
RenderingShanhai Treasury Street · dining
Continue along the street into the proposed dining market.
RenderingShanhai Treasury Street · after dark
A second reference imagines the street market after dark.
RenderingMythical creatures · ice cream
Mythical forms reappear in the film's food design references.
RenderingShanhai dining · restaurant
A restaurant interior reference from the historical proposal, arranged around a tree.
RenderingShanhai dining · bar
The next reference shifts from daytime dining to an evening bar setting.
RenderingShanhai dining · mythical creatures
Mythical-creature food imagery illustrates the proposed dining theme.
RenderingOutdoor gathering space
The site view introduces the proposed space for floats, parades and outdoor performances.
RenderingParade floats · daylight
A daylight mythical-creature float reference from the film.
RenderingParade performers · after dark
Evening parade performers extend the proposed outdoor experience.
RenderingParade through the streets
A street procession reference develops the proposed outdoor experience.
RenderingCreature performers · pink figure
A pink mythical-creature performer reference in the historical proposal.
RenderingCreature performers · bird
A colourful bird-shaped performer offers another parade character reference.
RenderingTianmu lights · luminous bloom
A luminous flower reference for the proposed woodland light show.
RenderingTianmu lights · woodland colour
Coloured light across trees provides another woodland-show reference.
RenderingTianmu lights · woodland gateway
A triangular light gateway frames a woodland path in the night-time reference.
RenderingTianmu lights · patterned trees
Projected patterns on tree trunks extend the woodland-lighting proposal.
RenderingTianmu lights · cascade
A blue-white cascade reference closes this woodland-lighting sequence.
RenderingFamily camping · site view
The site view introduces the proposal for family camping, play and relaxation.
RenderingFamily camping · camp setting
Tents and lawns illustrate the family-camping reference.
RenderingFamily camping · time together
A parent-and-child reference develops the proposed camping experience.
RenderingCreature playground · fox
A fox-shaped play structure appears as a children’s-play reference.
RenderingCreature playground · horse
A second play reference combines a horse-shaped structure with slides.
RenderingWenyao boat · site view
The site view locates the proposed Wenyao boat.
RenderingWenyao boat · form study
The film includes a white form study of the proposed boat.
RenderingWenyao boat · wireframe
Wireframe views describe the boat from several angles.
RenderingWenyao boat · front view
A front rendering relates the golden mythical-creature form to the boat’s interior.
RenderingWenyao boat · rear view
A second rendering presents the golden boat from the opposite side.
RenderingFamily farm · site view
The site view introduces the proposed family farm and creature-shaped balloon.
RenderingFamily farm · meeting the animals
A parent-and-child interaction with deer appears as a farm reference.
RenderingFamily farm · feeding the deer
Another family-farm reference shows children feeding a deer.
RenderingFamily farm · a closer encounter
A further reference shows a child observing a deer at close range.
RenderingCreature-shaped balloon
A mythical-creature balloon represents an aerial-experience idea in the historical proposal.
RenderingHanfu procession · site view
The site view introduces the proposed Hanfu presentation and procession.
RenderingHanfu references · group portrait
A group portrait provides a Hanfu styling reference in the film.
RenderingHanfu references · costume
An individual costume reference develops the same activity proposal.
RenderingHanfu references · encounter
A two-person Hanfu scene provides another visual reference.
RenderingHanfu references · evening walk
Lanterns and fireworks frame an evening Hanfu-walk reference.
RenderingBoat dining · site view
The waterside view introduces the historical boat-dining proposal.
RenderingBoat dining · afternoon tea
An afternoon-tea setting aboard a boat appears as a reference.
RenderingBoat dining · evening meal
An evening waterside meal reference develops the boat-dining atmosphere.
RenderingSculpture and light on the water
The lake overview introduces the proposed floating sculpture and light-show setting.
RenderingFloating sculpture · reference
An inflatable-sculpture reference illustrates the proposed lake setting.
RenderingLake light show · sweeping forms
The first lake-show reference uses broad, sweeping forms of light.
RenderingLake light show · crossing arcs
A second reference draws intersecting arcs across the water.
RenderingLake light show · beams
The third reference shows light beams and their reflections on the water.
RenderingShanhai heroes · score display
The original film locates a proposed large-screen score display within the activity system.
RenderingIndoor gathering space
The building overview introduces the proposed indoor exhibition and activity space.
RenderingShanhai model landscape
A Shanhaijing model landscape illustrates the proposed indoor display.
RenderingThe Shanhai Map scroll
The Shanhai Map scroll appears as a content reference for the indoor exhibition.
RenderingThe China Dragon scroll
The China Dragon scroll extends the indoor-exhibition proposal.
RenderingShanhai Treasure Street · market
A market-setting reference from the original film.
RenderingShanhai Treasure Street · patterns
The original plate pairs footwear and textile-pattern references.
RenderingShanhai Treasure Street · Five Elements seals
A Five Elements seal reference from the original film.
RenderingShanhai Treasure Street · creature jewellery
A mythical-creature jewellery reference closes this market sequence.
RenderingInteractive installations · site view
The site overview introduces creature lanterns, sculpture, drawing activities and light installations.
RenderingCreature lanterns · colour
A colourful mythical-creature lantern reference from the film.
RenderingCreature lanterns · white forms
A second lantern reference places white creature forms beside water.
RenderingFive Elements sculpture
A Five Elements sculpture setting appears as a reference.
RenderingParticipatory drawing
A drawing-activity reference adds a participatory idea to the installation area.
RenderingLight installations · forecourt
A forecourt light-installation reference from the historical proposal.
RenderingLight installations · woodland
A woodland path and butterfly-like lights provide another installation reference.
RenderingHistorical credits · support page
The original support page is preserved as part of the historical proposal record.
RenderingHistorical credits · content index
The original content index for the themed cultural season is retained in full.
RenderingClosing statement · cultural vision
The closing statement describes connecting content through Shanhaijing, rooted in Shanghai and sharing Chinese culture.
RenderingClosing frame · Guangfulin
The journey reaches the original Guangfulin closing mark.
Inside the exhibition · filmed on site
A world you can walk into
A passage from the promotional film: exhibition spaces, the illuminated Shanhai Map and sculptural forms. Original Chinese on-screen text is retained.
Brief
Present the Classic of Mountains and Seas as a place rather than a text, for a heritage park audience.
Cultural / personal source
The Classic in full; the atelier's form, totem and bronze-script systems.
Creative direction
Three rooms — Idea, Form, Realm — moving from the book's cosmology to its creatures to an immersive terrain.
Works & objects
A 340 m² sand table with close to ten thousand sculptures; the Shanhai Map under programmed light; interactive projection.
Material & making
Hand-built ceramic figures, scanned and multiplied; painted terrain; a light cycle revealing the map's hidden world.
Technical challenge
Scale and legibility: thousands of small forms had to read as one landscape from the edge of the room and as individual creatures at arm's length.
Delivery / installation
Installed by the atelier team; maintained through the exhibition run.
Result
The atelier's scale proof: a cultural world made physical, walked by the public.
Specifications
Dimensions, materials and installation details for this project are shared on request, as far as the client allows. Ask for the specifications
From drawing to installation
- 01Drawings
- 02Maquette
- 03Fabrication
- 04Crating
- 05Installation
Records of these stages are being prepared for this page; what exists can be shown in a conversation.
Works in this project
Shanhai World
A civilisation made physical — over eight hundred hand-built figures, a 340 m² terrain, a world you can walk around.
2012 – ongoingExhibited · Ongoing
The Shanhai Map
A long field of mineral pigment holding two worlds — one seen in daylight, one revealed only under ultraviolet.
2015 – 2019Exhibited · Private collection
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