Flower bun art resembles cucumbers. [Photo by Wang Zirui/Asianewsphoto]

A flower bun art festival is ongoing in Hebi city of Henan province, which puts on display more than 300 pieces of creative flower buns from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Anhui, Henan provinces in Central China.

The age of the creators ranges from 8 to 66 years old. Flower buns, an edible art form, is a traditional folk art in China with a long history dating back to the ancient Han Dynasty. During important occasions, people always make flower buns to wish for happiness and good fortune.