Font designs during the early years of the People's Republic of China are shown at the Design for New China: The History of Design in the Early Years of the People's Republic of China exhibition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, on Monday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"Therefore, the history of design is not only a record of designers' creations but also the most fundamental embodiment of a nation's value-creation as well as its profound wisdom of life," Hang said.

"Visitors will get a glimpse of how, through extensive social participation, the designers of that era jointly shaped the nation's image, including the symbols and the spaces of the national image," added Han.