Folk artist creates incredible pit carving in Gansu

Folk artist Yang Xiaorong, 48, has been doing fruit pit carving for years. He can turn a small piece of fruit pit into an incredible artwork. [Photo/VCG]

Pit carving, the miniature folk art of carving fruit and nut pits, has been practiced in China for centuries.

Carved on the pits of fruits or nuts, these handicrafts can be shaped to look like humans, animals, landscapes and pavilions.

Materials such as walnut, peach nut, olive nut, apricot nut or cherry nut are needed for pit kernel carving.

The olive nut is the best for engraving because it is as small as a finger, fully reflecting the precise skill of a craftsman.