Cuban visual artist Alfredo Chong, a 73-year-old Chinese descendant who admires China's traditional cultural values and national identity, has recently finished a 1.8-meter-high Terracotta Warrior sculpture exhibited at Havana's Confucius Institute as part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in the Caribbean nation.

Under the title "Cuban Terracotta Warrior," the paper mache sculpture pays homage to the bravery and strength of the Chinese people throughout history.

Chong, who has never visited China, spends three or four hours a day at home, in the Havana district of Arroyo Naranjo, depicting the huge diversity of Chinese culture through calligraphy and Chinese paintings.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he displays most of his artworks at his home's big terrace surrounded by orchids, ornamental plants and fruit trees.

Over the past few years, Chong's sculptures have been installed in public places across Cuba, including cultural centers, stores and the House of Chinese Arts and Traditions.