Songs of the Earth: Artistic Documentary for a Better China, an exhibition hosted by the China Academy of Art, opened at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing on Wednesday.

The exhibition displays case studies from the academy's Research Institute of the Beautiful China Initiative, the second large-scale exhibit of its type following last year's Close-up: 100 Moments for a Better China.

In 2021, the academy established the institute to advocating for "Chinese art for a beautiful China". The institute explores new practices in which art and culture can empower social development via cultural creativity, tourism, education and entertainment.