1 / 4 Meng Daoping, a 41-year-old staff member of a local China Welfare Lottery station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, has put the finishing touches on a scale model of an aircraft carrier made entirely from 12,000 used lottery tickets. /Chinanews Photo
2 / 4 Since customers left their used lottery tickets at the station, Meng came up with the idea of recycling with a difference. /Chinanews Photo
3 / 4 The aircraft carrier he created is undoubtedly big, considering the material used, measuring 1.5 meters long, 60 centimeters wide and 70 centimeters high. /Chinanews Photo
4 / 4 It even features the logo and name of the Chinese lottery. /Chinanews Photo