Crackers made into an old town district, red peppers made into a river bridge, radishes made into metro cars… A group of creative young artists in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality have used raw food ingredients to recreate landmarks from their home town. /Chinanews Photo

Known as China’s Mountain City, the city of Chongqing was built on towering hills and is home to many jaw dropping infrastructures – a swirling highway and a metro line that runs through buildings, are just two of the impressive sites. /Chinanews Photo

To pay homage to their hometown and its architectural wonders, seven young local artists spent over 40 days recreating Chongqing’s landmarks using food. /Chinanews Photo

They used over 100 ingredients, ranging from fresh fruit and vegetables to meat, nuts and sweets. Local food specialties including hot peppers and yam pasta were included to represent Chongqing’s food culture. /Chinanews Photo

The creative process was extremely challenging and to ensure food stayed fresh, the artists had to work in low temperatures and stay overnight to finish each piece, Chongqing Evening News reports. /Chinanews Photo

But the energetic youngsters managed to entertain themselves during the process – by working and eating at the same time. /Chinanews Photo