Coats hang from a wall while one covers a bust sitting on a workshop floor in the sculpture town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
A sculptor is framed in a nearly completed mantle-piece as he works on a statue in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
A text book of European statues, used by a sculptor as a guide book, lies on the ground in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
A sculptor grinds a block of stone in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
A sculptor works on the head of a statue in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
Sculptors work in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed stone statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
A sculptor is seen through a window as he works in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed stone statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009
A sculptor grinds a block of stone in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009
A sculptor works on the head of a statue as a text book of European statues lies on the ground next to him in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
Sculptors stand on scaffolding as they work on a large statue of former Chinese chairman Mao Zedong in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
A sculptor works on a block of stone as statues stand in wooden crates behind him in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
Sculptors work in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed stone statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.
Sculptors work on a carving depicting the 'Last Supper' in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed stone statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009. The town, that has a history of stone carving dating back more than 2000 years, has fallen on hard days after the world economic slump sucked away demand for the ornate stone statues, busts and carvings that this barren corner of Hebei province has made its speciality. Unbought statues of Jesus and Mary and copies of ancient busts now far outnumber the workers who chip and grind away in the small workshops. Picture taken March 23, 2009.
A sculptor works on a statue in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009. The town, that has a history of stone carving dating back more than 2000 years, has fallen on hard days after the world economic slump sucked away demand for the ornate stone statues, busts and carvings that this barren corner of Hebei province has made its speciality. Unbought statues of Jesus and Mary and copies of ancient busts now far outnumber the workers who chip and grind away in the small workshops. Picture taken March 23, 2009.
A poster of former Chinese chairman Mao Zedong hangs from the wall of a showroom displaying statues in a workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009. The town, that has a history of stone carving dating back more than 2000 years, has fallen on hard days after the world economic slump sucked away demand for the ornate stone statues, busts and carvings that this barren corner of Hebei province has made its speciality. Unbought statues of Jesus and Mary and copies of ancient busts now far outnumber the workers who chip and grind away in the small workshops. Picture taken March 23, 2009
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