Ai Weiwei's *Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads* is a monumental series of twelve gold-plated bronze sculptures reimagining the animal heads that once adorned the Qing Dynasty's Old Summer Palace fountain, destroyed by French and British forces in 1860. The gleaming, larger-than-life heads—representing the animals of the Chinese zodiac—blend Eastern symbolism with Western sculptural traditions, reflecting on themes of cultural heritage, imperialism, and loss. Through the opulent sheen of gold-plated bronze, Weiwei transforms artifacts of historical trauma into bold, provocative objects that question notions of ownership, authenticity, and national identity.