Zhuo Danting, doyenne of Shanghai Tattoo, is setting the bar for tattoo artists in Shanghai and across the country
In a nation of 1.3 billion-plus people, Zhuo Danting (???), is as original as they come.
A tattoo artist by profession, 28-year-old Zhuo, a native of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, is perhaps the most instantly recognizable resident of Shanghai: her fluorescent green, floppy mohawk and heavily-inked frame -- skull, neck, chest, arms and hands all covered with black tats -- distinguish her as a counterculture icon of sorts.
Sorry to say, but this is not bar-setting standard. There are a load of excellent artists around the country, but I think the concentration is actually in Beijing, as most of the best tattoo artists come from the Northeast, and don't end up moving as far as Shanghai. Take a look at the work of Qiangzi (also from Heilongjiang) and tell me where the bar is set!
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