Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2011 shows snuff bottles with inner paintings inspired by facial makeup in local Chinese operas at a museum in Taiyuan, capital city of north China`s Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Fan Genlin)

Liu Zhengyao, a famous painter, draws a picture inside a snuff bottle with a special brush at a museum in Taiyuan, capital city of north China`s Shanxi Province, Aug. 24, 2011. (Xinhua/Fan Genlin)

Liu Zhengyao, a famous painter, draws a picture inside a snuff bottle with a special brush at a museum in Taiyuan, capital city of north China`s Shanxi Province, Aug. 24, 2011. (Xinhua/Fan Genlin)

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2011 shows snuff bottles with inner paintings inspired by local scenery at a museum in Taiyuan, capital city of north China`s Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Fan Genlin)