An artist in Hefei City, east China’s Anhui Province, caught the attention of onlookers in a local park by drawing the world famous painting – the Mona Lisa – using chalk for four hours without a break. /VCG Photo

Despite wearing ragged clothes, his exquisite skills wowed onlookers and many people snapped photos of his excellent painting using their mobile phones. /VCG Photo

The man said he had been to many metropolises in China, including Beijing and Shanghai, to learn painting and he has practiced drawing the Mona Lisa by chalk for more than three years. /VCG Photo

For years, he earned his own living on the donations given by onlookers as he performed drawing the famous painting on the street. He had once earned 300 yuan a day, which was the highest amount of money he had ever earned at one time. /VCG Photo

He believes through his hard work, he could one day surpass the Italian polymath of the Renaissance – Leonardo da Vinci. /VCG Photo