Straw sculptures are seen in Northeast China's Liaoning province during the First Straw Art Festival of Panjin City on Dec 26, 2015. [Photo/weibo.com]

The First Straw Art Festival of Panjin City recently opened in Northeast China's Liaoning province. Life-like straw sculptures were seen everywhere. Panjin boasts roughly 1,133 square kilometers of rice field, creating a large amount of straw after each harvest.