Painting project for poor expands reach

A retired soldier, a woman who has lost the use of a hand and an urban auto agent keen to experience rural life are all pursuing the same vocation - oil painting - in Shuangxi.

The quaint town in Pingnan county of East China's Fujian province built the Antai Art District, where they are learning to paint, in 2015.

The government-backed project was set up mainly to offer an engagement to poor farmers and rural residents with disabilities living nearby.