As 2018 is the Year of Dog in Chinese culture, Xu Jian, a 67-year-old craftsman from Jinan in east China’s Shandong Province, has created 2018 paper cutouts of dogs to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. /VCG Photo

He presented his works at a plaza in Jinan on Monday, impressing many residents. /VCG Photo

The cutouts feature more than 1,000 patterns, based mainly on the pet dogs Xu saw in parks. The project took him a whole year to finish. /VCG Photo