Traditional art depicts modern industry

Former oilfield worker uses wheat straw to create images of Daqing

Since retiring in 2021, Song Limei has devoted herself to the cultural heritage of wheat-straw painting, and has brought it to more people.

Song, a 54-year-old retired oilfield worker in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, has created over 300 wheat-straw paintings, including a group of distinctive works depicting scenes from the oilfields and evoking the memory of generations of oilfield workers.

Song had a memory of wheat-straw painting going back to when she was only 10 years old.