Visitors to the Shanghai Natural Wild Insect Kingdom on Tuesday marveled at displays of batik painting, thanks to two Malaysian artists' vivid demonstrations.

The artists painted a colorful world with tropical rain forests and insects on fabric, the local Jiefang Daily reported.

They are scheduled to promote the art at the museum for two weeks, and have invited local citizens to try their hand on fabric.

Batik is an Indonesian-Malay word and refers to a generic wax-resist dyeing technique used on fabric. It is most popular in Malaysia and Indonesia.

A staff member (R) of the Shanghai Natural Wild Insect Kingdom museum introduces a work of batik painting, on Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

A Malaysian artist (R) works on a batik painting at the Shanghai Natural Wild Insect Kingdom museum, on Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

(CRI.cn July 18, 2007)