Hangzhou artists cashing in on G20 events: VIDEO

Hangzhou artists cashing in on G20 events

Spt 1st 2016,Wu Guoxiu

Hosting an international meeting as big as the G20 summit is something only a handful of cities in the world can lay claim to. With the summit not to return to China for another 19 years, it almost has a once-in-a-generation feel to it, so Hangzhou's local artists are taking the chance while they can. CCTV's Wu Guoxiu visited one of these opportunists in their shop.

In China, the art of making clay figurines is an intangible cultural heritage, dating back thousands of years. The artist, Wu Xiaoli, thinks the G20 is the perfect chance to promote it.

"We began to make these figurines last year when we got news that Hangzhou would host the G20 summit. We found their pictures online, and observed their facial features very carefully,” said Wu. 

“For instance, President Xi has a little baby fat on his face, making him look very kind, and Putin has a high nose and high cheeks,” she added. 

The full set of figurines took three months to make. But despite their hard work, Wu would like people to understand that art is accessible to all, adults and children alike.

Through these G-20 inspired clay figurines, Wu hopes to show how simple and practical the art is, and hopes to bring more business to her. “See, this is my work, a peony, the national flower of China. It took me only ten minutes to create,” she said. 

It wasn't long at all before the G20 figurines were snapped up by excited customers. Once word got out over various media channels, her footfall increased several times over. 

"We've been learning the craft here for two months. We knew about Ms. Wu from television. We want to open a shop like hers,” said Tang Xiaofen, a clay figure studen

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