Gao Zhongmin, a master artisan from Dingxi, Gansu province, engages himself in leather carving. [Photo provided to silkroadexpo.gogansu.com]

In Dingxi city, Northwest China's Gansu province, master artisan Gao Zhongmin has devoted himself entirely to preserving the ancient art of leather carving.

Within over 30 years, he infuses millennia-old cultures into every piece.  Gao's leather creations are a testament to Gansu's rich heritage.