The art of the Bristle doll involves using a wand-like stick to hit a bronze plate. This makes the dolls dance around in sequence. The dolls are certainly an art, and Bai Lin, the fourth generation inheritor of the traditionis single-handedly carrying on the work of his ancestors. It is an art, as they must be painstaking hand-made, and cannot be mass produced.

Bai Lin, the fourth-generation inheritor of Beijing bristle figure [Photo/China.org.cn]