At age 4 or 5, they started to learn paper-cutting from their mothers, and practiced for decades til
l senior age, laying solid foundations in art image styling; at young age they learnt embroidery skills from their mothers and made embroidery undergarment, pillow case, shoe soles, cigarette bags, needle holders, and developed deep-seated appreciation for coloring; they knead floury flowers, jujubes mountains at Chinese New Year and cold swallow on the Pure Brightness Festival, year after year, well trained on three-dimensional art styling. Through a lifetime practice, they are well versed in traditional art patterns which have been passed down for centuries.
