Miniature artwork show in Taiwan Miniature artist Chen Forng Shean shows his miniature artwork olive-stone carving at Cheng Forng-Shean Mi...

Miniature artwork show in Taiwan

Miniature artist Chen Forng Shean shows his miniature artwork olive-stone carving at Cheng Forng-Shean Miniature Art Museum in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan, June 7, 2012.(Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)

Photo taken on June 7, 2012 shows a miniature artwork showing six pandas living in an eye of a needle created by miniature artist Chen Forng Shean at Cheng Forng-Shean Miniature Art Museum in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan. Chen Forng Shean, who kept on miniature creating as a hobby for some 30 years, was dubbed as "founder of the miniature art in Taiwan" by local reporters. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)

Miniature artist Chen Forng Shean makes a mouse sculpture on a chopstick at Cheng Forng-Shean Miniature Art Museum in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan, June 7, 2012. Chen Forng Shean, who kept on miniature creating as a hobby for some 30 years, was dubbed as "founder of the miniature art in Taiwan" by local reporters. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)

Photo taken on June 7, 2012 shows miniature crabs created by miniature artist Chen Forng Shean at Cheng Forng-Shean Miniature Art Museum in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan. Chen Forng Shean, who kept on miniature creating as a hobby for some 30 years, was dubbed as "founder of the miniature art in Taiwan" by local reporters. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)

Photo taken on June 7, 2012 shows a miniature artwork engraved on a grain of rice created by miniature artist Chen Forng Shean at Cheng Forng-Shean Miniature Art Museum in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan. Chen Forng Shean, who kept on miniature creating as a hobby for some 30 years, was dubbed as "founder of the miniature art in Taiwan" by local reporters. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)

Photo taken on June 7, 2012 shows miniature snails created by miniature artist Chen Forng Shean at Cheng Forng-Shean Miniature Art Museum in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan. Chen Forng Shean, who kept on miniature creating as a hobby for some 30 years, was dubbed as "founder of the miniature art in Taiwan" by local reporters. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)

Chen Forng Shean, who kept on miniature creating as a hobby for some 30 years, was dubbed as "founder of the miniature art in Taiwan" by local reporters. Over the past three decades, the artist has created a large number of miniatures, which stuffed his studio.

However, it is not an easy job to have good command of the job.

"If the hands shake a little bit, the work will be destroyed, " Chen said, "my job is dealing with very fine things, so I learned to breathe and hold my breath. When I take a breath, I can hold it for 60 seconds, and then I can engrave every stroke with the rhythm of my pulse."