A painted portrait of a horse designed by hand by Zhang Weixiang, an inheritor of the art form in Baotou, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Leather carving, which is an intangible cultural heritage in Baotou, is a form of artwork native to the region. [Photo/Inner Mongolia Daily]

Leather paintings created by Zhang feature Chinese landscapes. [Photo/Inner Mongolia Daily]

A lively picture is presented on a piece of leather. [Photo/Inner Mongolia Daily]

A display of leather carved art created by Zhang [Photo/Inner Mongolia Daily]