Pic story of 50-year-old gourd pyrographer in E China's Shandong

Gourd pyrographer Fang Yizhong peels a fresh gourd for drying in Shuiwan Town of Binzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 10, 2019. Fang, 50, has been working on gourd pyrography for more than 20 years. In recent years, he seized an opportunity of his gourd business. Starting as a gourd pyrographer, Fang has now turned himself into both a gourd pyrography handicrafts seller and an ornamental gourd planter. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)