Following the annealing process, the piece is polished using grinding wheels to create a smooth surface, and then patterns are carefully engraved onto it before being filled with color. "Each step ...

Sun Yunyi's liuli pieces range from traditional Chinese chimes (pictured) to vases. [Photo provided to China Daily] Arrays of delicate liuli (colored glass), ranging from vases and teacups to ...

Arrays of delicate liuli (colored glass), ranging from vases and teacups to snuff bottles, glitter in the light at Sun Yunyi's studio in the Boshan district of Zibo, Shandong province. The pieces in a ...