To create a pattern, I apply glue diagonally. On the portion where glue is applied, keep a piece of egg shell and press it tightly. The brittle egg shell will break, thus forming a mosaic pattern.

As the Spring Festival draws, Shan created several eggshell carvings with a blessing word or a horse pattern since 2014 was the Year of the Horse in the Chinese Zodiac. (Xinhua/Zhao Xiaoming ...