A classroom setting, complete with tiny books and pencils on the desks, made by Li Yizhong, one of China’s most popular miniaturists, at his studio in Jinan on July 13, 2023. Making loving replicas of homes that were demolished or otherwise swept away in China’s rapid modernization, some of the country’s miniaturists have become social media celebrities. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times).