Dough Modeling -- Traditional Plastic Art in China

Dough modeling, also known as dough flower, ceremony bun, flower cake or dough figurine, is a kind of Chinese folk arts. Taking sticky rice and flour as the main materials, the dough will be made into a variety of lifelike images with different colors -- such as figures, animals, plants, fruits, utensils and props -- by diligent craftsmen with their hands and simple tools. (Chinese source/www.hawh.cn)