Folk artist Sun Yandou in east China’s Shandong Province has spent four months creating a series of vivid figurines shaped like pigs, to welcome the New Year, which is the Year of the Pig according to the Chinese zodiac. /VCG Photo

The 2019 pocket-sized pieces created by Sun are mainly made of flour and glutinous rice flour, with the addition of artificial color, paraffin wax, and honey. /VCG Photo

Generally, dough figurines are made on streets and sold on the spot. Sun’s handmade crafts are dried to add ornaments and accessories to the figurines. /VCG Photo