Disabled man uses street art to survive

Using the street as his canvas, a one-legged man spent around six hours making a chalk drawing of Leonardo di Vinci's Mona Lisa on a hot summer day in Linyi, Shandong province, last week.

Despite the temperature reaching 38 C, Cong Langui remained patient, making sure his artwork was as perfect as possible. He stood up every now and then to check his work from a distance, while pedestrians gathered to observe and make donations.

The 55-year-old, who learned how to draw by reading books and watching videos, has been drawing replicas of Mona Lisa for more than 10 years. Cong said he enjoys drawing on the street, even though it usually takes several hours and the artwork disappears soon after it is completed.