Chefs turn plain vegetables and fruit into delicate figurines in Hefei, Central China's Anhui province, Nov 27, 2013. The exhibition was part of a conference to enhance the catering industry. [Photo by Xie Chen/Asianewsphoto]

Blossoms seem to burst out of the watermelon they were made from in Hefei, Anhui province, Nov 27, 2013. [Photo by Xie Chen/Asianewsphoto]

A chef sculpts fine details onto a bird figurine in Hefei, Anhui province, Nov 27, 2013. [Photo by Xie Chen/Asianewsphoto]

Chefs demonstrate great attention to detail as they carve vegetables and fruit into various figurines in Hefei, Anhui province, Nov 27, 2013. [Photo by Xie Chen/Asianewsphoto]

Chefs demonstrate great attention to detail as they carve vegetables and fruit into various figurines in Hefei, Anhui province, Nov 27, 2013. [Photo by Xie Chen/Asianewsphoto]

Chefs demonstrate great attention to detail as they carve vegetables and fruit into various figurines in Hefei, Anhui province, Nov 27, 2013. [Photo by Xie Chen/Asianewsphoto]