This work comprises five ink rubbings that the artist made from the surface of his work "Nontransparent Monument," a nine-panel green limestone relief sculpture that was exhibited as part of "Cai Guo Qiang on the Roof: Transparent Monument" on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Roof Garden from April 25 - October 29, 2006.

The sculpture depicts scenes of post-September 11 life including Osama bin Laden, the Three Gorges Dam, Hurricane Katrina, and the war in Iraq. Interspersed among these contemporary events are traditional auspicious Chinese motifs such as chrysanthemums, pine boughs, and a phoenix and dragon duo.