Filigree inlay artwork on display in Paris(1/5)

Yao Yingchun with the biggest filigree inlay artwork in the world at a museum in Guangdong province. The piece is 5.2 meters long and 2 meters high, decorated with more than 30,000 pieces of jade and gems. It combines 7 craft techniques. Filigree inlay, one of the eight traditional arts and crafts of Beijing, includes complex techniques. An exhibition opened in Paris on March 5 featuring exquisite filigree inlay work by Yao and his colleagues. A masterpiece of filigree inlay ruyi, or ceremonial scepter, took about 3 months to produce and is a feature of the exhibition. (Photo/Xinhua)