A Chinese calligraphy teacher has created a 53-meter-long calligraphic work featuring the Chinese character of pig in its various pictographic forms. /VCG Photo

The work, by Liu Songshan from China's eastern Jiangsu Province, celebrates the lunar New Year of the Pig and demonstrates 99 different forms of the character written in seal script, an ancient Chinese style. /VCG Photo

Since 2011, Liu has been creating long calligraphic works themed with Chinese zodiac animals. /VCG Photo

He has also produced items representing the rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster and dog. /VCG Photo