A farmer named Zhou Rongquan from north China's Hebei Province has been making mud figures for 29 years, creating more than 3,000 pieces. /VCG Photo

The 60-year-old uses local red soil as his material and creates his works based on celebrities, historical figures, and characters from folklore and literature. /VCG Photo

Zhou has had a passion for art since he was in school. His vivid works have gained him the reputation of a mud figure master in his hometown. /VCG Photo

Zhou said making mud figures is a traditional Chinese folk art which he'd like to pass down. /VCG Photo