Artists use many techniques to create New Year monkeys

Updated: 2016-01-27 07:00

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Mascots designed by national intangible culture inheritor and curator of the Nantong Indigo Print Fabric Museum Wu Yuanxin and his daughter Wu Lingshu are popular among visitors, in Nantong, Jiangsu province, Jan 11, 2016. [Photo/IC]

As the Chinese lunar new year, the Year of the Monkey is drawing near, Chinese folk artists are racking their brains to create monkey-themed art pieces. By using different materials and different techniques, monkeys come alive in different art forms.