Getting a first tattoo can be scary, but as it's people's first time, it can be uncomfortable for the artist as well and they share some of those strange and awkward situations.

Peng Guolong works in his studio at the China Nuo Culture Inheritance and Protection Base in Pingxiang, Jiangxi province. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY Thousands of years ago, across many parts of the vast ...