Embroidery is often known as a kind of handicraft that decorates fabric or clothes, but can you believe that it can also be done on leaves? /Chinanews Photo

Recently, photos of embroidered leaves made by Miao embroidery-maker Yang Li from Tongren in southwest China’s Guizhou Province has become a hit on social media platforms in China. /Chinanews Photo

According to Yang, leaf embroidery needs 26 complicated processes such as decaying, cleaning, brushing thinner, boiling with white vinegar, and fumigating with special medicine. /Chinanews Photo

Finally, delicate patterns can be sewed into the unique veins of the leaves. /Chinanews Photo

Many netizens described this stunning artwork as “one leaf is worth a thousand pieces of gold,” which was adapted from a Chinese idiom. /Chinanews Photo