Watchman moonlights as artist

Shanghai security guard uses downtime to paint landscapes and battlefields

Ma Yibao has become a local celebrity at the residential complex where he works as a security guard in Shanghai.

The 52-year-old migrant worker from Anhui province is an aspiring artist, and he spends his night shifts painting long scrolls, often dealing with the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).