Zhu Jiannan paints a tiger-themed opera mask ready for the Chinese Lunar New Year at his home in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province January 11, 2010.

Opera masks with tiger-themed facial paintings hang on the wall at Zhu Jiannan's home in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province January 11, 2010.

Opera masks with tiger-themed facial paintings hang on the wall at Zhu Jiannan's home in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province January 11, 2010. Zhu, 65, an affiliate with Hunan provincial association of Painting and Calligraphy, spent two months painting 22 tiger-themed opera masks based on different characters in Chinese ancient classics. The painting buff had produced similar works for Beijing Olympics and the 60th National Day holiday.

Editor: Feng Hui