Cheng Wenda carves a clay figurine. Once a painter skilled in kang wei painting (It is a folk art which is painted around kang's three walls. Kang is a masonry or earthen platform placed at one end of a room, heated in winter by fire underneath and spread with mats for sleeping. Kang is especially common in North China.) and canvas painting, Cheng turned to clay sculpturing in his 60s. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

A clay sculpture depicts the daily life of rural residents. The clay sculptures are created by Cheng Wenda, whose works are mostly about rural life in the past. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

A clay sculpture depicts a meeting attended by rural residents. The clay sculptures are created by Cheng Wenda, whose works are mostly about rural life in the past. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

A clay sculpture, created by Baotou clay sculptor Cheng Wenda, depicts a Spring Festival celebration in a rural area. Cheng's clay sculptures are mostly about rural life in the past. [Photo/Baotou Daily]