The U.S. is full of archaeological sites, "but in most cases you could be standing right on top of one and never know it," Elic Weitzel told Newsweek.

In the 1940s, a well-traveled artist by the name of Simon Michael settled in the small fishing town. He soon fostered a scene that endures to this day.

"The children new to school enjoy coloring illustrations in textbooks," says Li Hongbo, an art professor at Jilin Normal ...