
Folk artist Li Haiming makes an enamel drawing of Buddhist works at the Mogao Grottoes in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. For nearly 20 years, Li has experimented on combining enamel skills with drawing, a process that usually takes 10 time-consuming procedures. (Photo: China News Service/Xu Xue)

Folk artist Li Haiming makes an enamel drawing of Buddhist works at the Mogao Grottoes in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. For nearly 20 years, Li has experimented on combining enamel skills with drawing, a process that usually takes 10 time-consuming procedures. (Photo: China News Service/Xu Xue)

Folk artist Li Haiming makes an enamel drawing of Buddhist works at the Mogao Grottoes in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. For nearly 20 years, Li has experimented on combining enamel skills with drawing, a process that usually takes 10 time-consuming procedures. (Photo: China News Service/Xu Xue)

Folk artist Li Haiming makes an enamel drawing of Buddhist works at the Mogao Grottoes in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. For nearly 20 years, Li has experimented on combining enamel skills with drawing, a process that usually takes 10 time-consuming procedures. (Photo: China News Service/Xu Xue)

Folk artist Li Haiming says a palm-sized enamel drawing needs two days to complete, but he enjoys the elaborate handicraft in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. (Photo: China News Service/Xu Xue)