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A Chinese artist has come up with a unique way of bringing famous cities to life.

Yin Xiuzhen's creations include fabric replicas of cities such as New York, Paris, Berlin and San Francisco - made out of clothes stuffed into suitcases.

The artist turns second-hand items of clothing, such as tights, socks and T-shirts in to famous landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower and The Golden Gate Bridge.

Yin came up with the idea for her "Portable Cities" project while she was waiting for her luggage to arrive in baggage collection.

She said: 'People in our contemporary setting have moved from residing in a static environment to becoming souls in a constantly shifting transience.

'The suitcase becomes the life support container of modern living.'

The artwork is designed to show how easily the modern man can travel from city to city.

The Big Apple: Yin Xiuzhen creates a new perspective on the New York cityscape - using items of clothing in her suitcase

Melbourne in material: The artist pays great attention to detail, including famous attractions such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Portable Paris: The artist recreated famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower using items of clothing, including tights, scarves and T-shirts

Sydney made of socks? The Australian city is re-imagined by Yin Xiuzhen, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House

Suitcase San Francisco: The artist cleverly depicts the famous mist over the Golden Gate Bridge

China: Here, Yin Xiuzhen portrays Hangzhou, the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China

Artist's impression: The park land in Beijing is represented with a stretched green T-shirt