Li Yizhong captures nostalgia through miniature scenes to keep hometown memories alive
Li Yizhong, a sculpture graduate, once earned a living by undertaking large-scale sculpture commissions in his early years. By chance, he posted miniature old-house works on short video platforms and gained over 100,000 followers within a few days. This led him to pioneer the brand-new field of recreating old courtyards. As he lays each brick and tile, he preserves the nostalgia rooted deep in Chinese people's hearts and blazes a warm, marketable and promising new path for traditional craftsmanship.