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A piece named Warm Winter from Yue Yunsheng's clay figurines. [Photo by Qin Fengjing/provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
All of his creations are original and no two are identical. Yue said that he creates clay figurines purely out of interest and doesn't want it become a boring laborious work without any creativity. Therefore, 90% of his works are not for sale. These clay figurines are like his children, and to him every sale is upsetting, almost like losing a child.
As a representative inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage clay sculpture in , he actually taught himself the craft. He grew up in the countryside far away from the big city, and the primitive life there fostered his preference for living a simple and tranquil life. He says that he is satisfied with his life now, as he has enough time to make his favorite clay sculptures.