Yu Enchao, a folk artist in Jinan, Shandong province, teaches a child how to make a dough figurine on Jan 27. Yu is creating a set of ice and snow sports-themed dough figurines to celebrate the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. [Photo/IC]

A dough figure made by Yu. Dough modeling is a traditional Chinese folk art which can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). [Photo/IC]

Yu concentrates on making a dough figurine of Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. [Photo/IC]

A child takes a close look at the dough figurine made by Yu. [Photo/IC]