For artist in Shanxi, stone is her canvas

Over the past six years, rural painter Duan Jiying has created a large number of colorful paintings on the most natural of canvases — stones in various shapes.

Duan, 43, a farmer from Niangziguan village in Yangquan, Shanxi province, began painting stones in 2017.

"It doesn't need special rules or techniques to paint on the stones," she said. "The most important thing is to give full play to the imagination."