Modernity looms in new weave works

What's the top must-see sight for visitors spending only one afternoon in the downtown area of Chifeng, the most populous city in the east of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region? Several locals offer a surprisingly identical answer: a factory.

Perhaps it is more suitable to call Liwang Crafts and Arts Company an arts gallery, especially on this quiet Saturday afternoon. Numerous tapestries of various sizes hang all around the spacious workshop. The salvo of abundant colors makes it hard for viewers to focus on a single work. The images include landscapes, portraits, and mimicked famous paintings from all over the world - all so lifelike you wouldn't know they are woolen without touching them.

The loom and manufacturing process look no different than those for other traditional tapestries or carpet-making in China - except for the overwhelming scrutiny to detail.