Huang Qiang is the owner of a cube (魔方) store in Changsha. Recently, using 560 cubes, he spent eight hours (make) a portrait (肖像) of Wang Yaping, one of the three astronauts on the Shenzhou XIII.
"I want to show (I) respect for the three astronauts, especially Wang, the first woman Chinese astronaut to enter the space station," Huang Qiang said.
Before leaving, Wang promised her daughter (pick) stars for her. So now Wang (call) the "star-picking mother" by Chinese people.
Huang has also used cubes to make portraits of some famous medical workers who have fought (brave) against COVID-19 across China.
He started to play with cube puzzles during high school. Because his love for them, he joined the cube society while attending college. He practiced with cubes on buses, in school dining hall-basically whenever he (have) spare time.
His record for solving a cube puzzle is 8 seconds, which is the (high) speed in his college.
Although he majored in chemistry, Huang opened a cube store in Changsha after his (graduate). In his store he teaches people to solve cube puzzles.
"I have strong support from my parents, who always tell me that I won't know what is possible I have a try," Huang said.
