Details of a dragon-themed pyrography work in Pingdingshan, Henan Province, January 31, 2024 /CFP

A detailed image of a Chinese dragon gradually appears on a scroll as an artist wields a heated metal pen with much precision. Artist and inheritor Wang Fuyong practices pyrography in Pingdingshan, central China's Henan Province, creating cultural images by carefully singeing surfaces. To mark the 2024 Year of the Dragon, Wang Fuyong completed this dragon-themed scroll.

Artist Wang Fuyong works on a dragon-themed pyrography work in Pingdingshan, Henan Province, January 31, 2024. /CFP

Pyrography artist Wang Fuyong holds up his dragon-themed scroll in Pingdingshan, Henan Province, January 31, 2024. /CFP

Details of a dragon-themed pyrography work in Pingdingshan, Henan Province, January 31, 2024 /CFP