Majoring in art, 22-year-old Meng Fanxin makes money, as many of his classmates do, by selling paintings. However, his material to present his paintings is rather odd. He draws on *bottle gourds with a *soldering wand. He set up a studio selling his work in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province in October. Approaching the Spring Festival, he sold thousands of works that have the theme of celebrating Chinese New Year.