INNOVATION HELPS CONQUER BOREDOM

Restless residents become creative at home amid outbreak

With plenty of time at home on his hands during the extended Spring Festival break, Leng Yang came up with an innovative idea involving the use of shells from popular Lunar New Year snacks such as pistachios and almonds, along with sunflower seeds.

The 30-year-old designer from Weifang, Shandong province, spent three days making a figure of Mickey Mouse. A video of him putting the artwork together has been viewed more than 100 million times online.

Leng said in the video: "Give shells a new lease of life. Salute the Year of the Rat," adding that he decided to make the figure in an attempt to combat his boredom.