Artistic one-legged beggar draws stunning pictures   

獨(dú)腿男子街頭坐畫《蒙娜麗莎》 已畫上千遍(圖)

前日傍晚6點(diǎn)過，天已漸黑。沙坪壩區(qū)南開中學(xué)對(duì)面廣場(chǎng)圍了一大群人。人群中央，一名中年男子蹲坐在地上，揮動(dòng)著手中畫筆不停地在地上畫著，旁若無人。沒多久，一匹棕色的馬，呼之欲出。“畫得好好喲！”人群中不時(shí)發(fā)出驚嘆聲。細(xì)心的人發(fā)現(xiàn)，中年男子沒有左腿，身體移動(dòng)主要靠雙手挪動(dòng)———原來，他是個(gè)殘疾人，在街頭畫畫乞討。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A one-legged man who draws on the ground while begging in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality has drawn a lot of attention from local people, the Chongqing Evening News reported.

Cong Langui, 52, who sits on a square in Shapingba District, drew a "Mona Lisa," one of the world's most famous paintings, on the ground using a lump of charcoal on Tuesday.

The excellent drawing attracted many citizens who stood in a circle around him, putting one-yuan and five-yuan notes into Cong's money box.

After drawing a 3D-like picture of a horse, Cong, who can't stand, bent his upper body to thank the crowd.

Cong said he learned to draw on his own after his left leg was amputated due to a tumor when he was 16. Five years later, he left his hometown in Shandong province and traveled the country while begging.

He said he would go to local museums, galleries and art expos when he arrived at a city. "I learned so much from each visit," he said, adding that he also begged and painted outside some art academies with the aim of communicating with teachers and students there.

"I had drawn Mona Lisa at least a thousand times," Cong said, adding that at first his fingers always got bloody from rubbing on the ground, but later he developed big calluses around his knuckles.

Cong said he missed his family very much, but he couldn't go back and trouble them.

Liu Jinghuo, a well-known local artist, said Cong surpasses many art students in skill. If given the chance, he can do better, Liu said.