![Artists from Taiwan introduce the Chinese zodiac to students at a primary school in Kalkara, Malta, Jan. 10, 2019. China assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle, with 2019 the Year of the Pig. A new zodiac animal exhibition is underway at the China Cultural Center in Malta through Jan. 25. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/16/e102e7d7077b4fdfa5d813f579951cda.jpg)
Artists from Taiwan introduce the Chinese zodiac to students at a primary school in Kalkara, Malta, Jan. 10, 2019. China assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle, with 2019 the Year of the Pig. A new zodiac animal exhibition is underway at the China Cultural Center in Malta through Jan. 25. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)
![Students make paper pig figurines at a primary school in Kalkara, Malta, on Jan. 10, 2019. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/16/e1121ca51bf146cab0e8fa07b3ab849a.jpg)
Students make paper pig figurines at a primary school in Kalkara, Malta, on Jan. 10, 2019. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)
![Students make pig-themed paper art at a primary school in Kalkara, Malta, on Jan. 10, 2019. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/16/4da80a42f83a4fb9ba0dd625a0a486be.jpg)
Students make pig-themed paper art at a primary school in Kalkara, Malta, on Jan. 10, 2019. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)
![Students make pig-themed paper art at a primary school in Kalkara, Malta, on Jan. 10, 2019. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/16/18fbf5255bc145a59d0da7eb71323ebb.jpg)
Students make pig-themed paper art at a primary school in Kalkara, Malta, on Jan. 10, 2019. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)