Yan Huaqiang is a 45-year-old man from Jinzhong, Shanxi. He is good at clay sculpting(泥塑).
Yan likes clay sculpting very much. He learns it from his father. Yan can do it very well. He can make many kinds of sculptures out of clay, from animals to people. They are all beautiful.
A lot of Yan's ideas come from everyday life. "When I walk on the street and see something attractive, I want to make a sculpture of it, " Yan says. He puts some of his works on the Internet. And many people like them. Now, Yan has six students. The youngest two are middle school students. And the oldest one is over 50 years old. They all have a great love for clay sculpting.
Yan finds his young daughter likes playing with clay, too. He tries to teach her about it. Yan hopes young people can know about clay sculpting and learn this art.