The first China (Suzhou) Folk Art Fair, held from Nov 21 to 24 in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, attracted more than 3,000 folk artists and featured more than 50,000 pieces of art.

A folk artist shows an art work named Dragon's Head at the China Folk Art Fair in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, Nov 24, 2014. [Photo/Asianews Photo]

During the fair, seven folk art forms from Taicang's 12 folk artists, including wheat straw pictures, embroideries, lacquer paintings, wood carvings and paintings made from soft drink cans, were a draw for the event.

An artist demonstrates his embroidery skill at the China Folk Art Fair in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, Nov 24, 2014. [Photo/Asianews Photo]

The golden and elaborate wheat straw pictures amazed many visitors, some of whom even mistook the pictures as gold-and-silk thread embroideries.

An artist shows a handicraft painting made from soft drink cans at the China Folk Art Fair in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, Nov 24, 2014. [Photo/Asianews Photo]

Jointly sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC), Jiangsu Literature Federation and Jiangsu Folk Artists Association, the fair received more than 200,000 visitors within four days.