A sculpture wall entitled "Annual Rings" in a Beijing neighborhood gives second life to abandoned bicycles by presenting them as signifier of China's development. /VCG Photo

The bicycles were organized in chronological order according to the year they were manufactured, each marked with lyrics from a signature song of the decade. /VCG Photo

A biker with a helmet rides a mountain bike manufactured in the 1990s, with the lyrics from "Asian Mighty Winds", the theme song of 1990 Asian Games. /VCG Photo

A boy rides a bike manufactured in the 2000s, with an older man pushing him from the back. The song chosen to mark this decade is "Where Has the Time Gone". /VCG Photo

A girl rides a public-shared bike, a product of the 2010s. The title on the wall reads "An era of sharing economy…" /VCG Photo