Meet the Chinese man who taught himself to create steel artworks
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A man from east China's Zhejiang Province has taught himself how to make art out of steel. /VCG Photo

A man from east China's Zhejiang Province has taught himself how to make art out of steel. /VCG Photo

Wu Zhengxiong, an avid fan of "Transformers", learned painting and welding on his own after graduating from secondary school. /VCG Photo

Wu Zhengxiong, an avid fan of "Transformers", learned painting and welding on his own after graduating from secondary school. /VCG Photo

He started to create steel models of characters in "Transformers" by using dumped iron and metal, and earned his first barrel of gold – 200,000 yuan (around 28,000 U.S. dollars). /VCG Photo

He started to create steel models of characters in "Transformers" by using dumped iron and metal, and earned his first barrel of gold – 200,000 yuan (around 28,000 U.S. dollars). /VCG Photo

He then continued to create more steel artworks and built stunning models including an Apache helicopter, a locomotive and a replica of the Eiffel Tower. His exquisite skill has turned cold steel into vivid sculptures. /VCG Photo

He then continued to create more steel artworks and built stunning models including an Apache helicopter, a locomotive and a replica of the Eiffel Tower. His exquisite skill has turned cold steel into vivid sculptures. /VCG Photo