
Jia Yongfei draws on a gourd in preparation to make a pyrograph in his studio in Zhangye City, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. After 12 years of research and practice, the 48-year-old artist can create pyrographs depicting nature, animals or flowers on gourds. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)

Jia Yongfei teaches students about creating pyrographs on gourds in his studio in Zhangye City, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. After 12 years of research and practice, the 48-year-old artist can create pyrographs depicting nature, animals or flowers on gourds. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)

Jia Yongfei makes a pyrograph on a gourd in his studio in Zhangye City, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. After 12 years of research and practice, the 48-year-old artist can create pyrographs depicting nature, animals or flowers on gourds. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)

Jia Yongfei shows his gourd pyrographs in his studio in Zhangye City, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. After 12 years of research and practice, the 48-year-old artist can create pyrographs depicting nature, animals or flowers on gourds. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)