1 / 4   Many consider wine bottles as trash and throw them away while there are some who recycle these bottles to create stunning pieces of artwork. /VCG Photo 

2 / 4   A Chinese artist named Liu Xiaoqi from Dandong City in northeast China’s Liaoning Province has built a goblet-like sculpture using 1,000 blue and white porcelain wine bottles. /VCG Photo

3 / 4   Although it took only one week in the construction of the structure, Liu spent over a year to collect the bottles from donors across the country. /VCG Photo

4 / 4   In order to improve the sculpture’s ornamental value, Liu dismissed his first thought of using beer bottles and instead chose Chinese white liquor bottles with beautiful paintings portraying ancient Chinese women. /VCG Photo