Cai Xiaoxia and her dough sculptures. [Photo/WeChat account: rugaofabu]

Cai Xiaoxia, an inheritor of Cai family dough sculpture in Rugao, Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, has won numerous prizes for her works.

Most of Cai's works are history-based and she specializes in shaping figures.

Cai's work depicting the British royal family wins the golden prize at Cake International 2018 in Birmingham, UK. [Photo/WeChat account: rugaofabu]

In 2018, Cai's work depicting the the British royal family won the golden prize at Cake International 2018 in Birmingham, UK.

Cai's dough sculpture is handmade from Rugao flour and glutinous rice flour through dozens of processes, such as steaming, cooling, kneading and pulling.

Cai's dough sculpture of Guan Yu, a general in the period spanning the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) and the Three Kingdoms (220-280), who was known for his bravery and skill in battle. [Photo/WeChat account: rugaofabu]