Tiger figures appear across East and Southeast Asia to celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year as 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. Photo: VCG

An artist completes a tiger paper-cut in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu province, on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

An artist displays paper quilling for the Year of the Tiger in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Monday. Photo: VCG

Ceramic tiger figurines stand in formation in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, in November. Photo: VCG

A man cleans the mane of a tiger statue at Dharma Ramsi temple in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

Making of decorative arrows for the Lunar New Year is under way at Atsuta Jingu shrine in Nagoya, Japan, in December. An “ema” votive tablet with an illustration of a tiger is attached to each arrow. Photo: VCG

Children use crayons to color in a canvas tiger to welcome the arrival of the Year of the Tiger in Gwangju, South Korea, on Jan. 5. Photo: VCG

A giant illustration of a tiger made from colored Kochia plants and pine cones at Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, in December. Photo: VCG

A black and white tiger sculpture greets visitors to a beach in Busan, South Korea, in December, ushering in the Year of the Tiger. Photo: VCG

A cartoon-style tiger sculpture appears on a street in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, in December. Photo: VCG

A worker wearing a tiger costume brings the movie Kungfu Panda to life at the Universal Beijing Resort on Jan. 22. Universal Beijing Resort is holding its first “Global China New Year” seasonal themed event from Jan. 22 to Feb. 20. Photo: VCG

A couple carries tiger-decorated buns Sunday in Northwest China’s Shaanxi province. Photo: VCG

A worker makes a sugar-coated tiger bun in East China’s Shandong province on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

“Mechanical tigers” on display in a shopping complex in central Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

A large-scale lantern for the Year of the Tiger is installed at the Datang Everbright City in Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, on Monday. Photo: VCG

Workers put the finishing touches on the “God of Fortune” and tiger lantern figurines for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations at the Gardens by the Bay Supertree Grove in Singapore on Jan. 18. Photo: VCG