Manicure used to be a business for women, but now it is becoming less exclusive — not only are there more male manicurists, but they are even more popular than female manicurists.

Liu Yongcong has been a manicurist for six years. After overcoming all the obstacles and discrimination, he is now the chief manicurist of a shop and licensed manicure trainer. Last week, he moved to Hangzhou from Guangzhou because he thought the unsaturated manicure market in Hangzhou had more potential.