Visitors take in Cai Guoqiang's large scale gunpowder drawing "Day and Night" in Suzhou, Nov 29.[Photo by Xu Congjun/asianewsphoto.com]

Cai, 45, was born in Quanzhou of East China's Fujian province and graduated from the stage design department of the Shanghai Institute of Drama. He is well-known for his installation and performance artworks that make use of Chinese symbols such as explosives, dragons, arrows, boats and herbal medicine.