Zhou Chonglu, a 52-year-old folk artisan from Qingdao city, has been engaged in peach-stone carving for 35 years. "One needs to first combine the character in mind with the shape and texture of peach-stones appropriately, only then can you carve," he said. He added that raw materials should be hard peach-stones with deep color and completing a project requires at least 1,000 cuts. [Photo: Qingdao Morning Paper]

Zhou Chonglu, a 52-year-old folk artisan from Qingdao city, has been engaged in peach-stone carving for 35 years. "One needs to first combine the character in mind with the shape and texture of peach-stones appropriately, only then can you carve," he said. He added that raw materials should be hard peach-stones with deep color and completing a project requires at least 1,000 cuts. [Photo: Qingdao Morning Paper]