Security guard's dragon paintings shine in university exhibition

"I have liked painting since childhood. There are lots of dragons on the temple walls. They are very spirited, good-looking and can fend off evil things," he said.

He did not finish middle school before he started farming at home. Later, he went to other cities as a migrant worker and found jobs as a coal miner, construction worker and kitchen helper.

However, life's pressures did not erase his passion for painting and he has never stopped pursuing his dream.