Shandong artists have taken up their brushes to depict stories of ordinary people from all walks of life in the fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia and in their efforts to return to work.

A set of works by Guo Zhenkun from the Shandong Artists Association depicts people working on production lines as businesses reopen throughout China and the epidemic begins to subside. [Photo/WeChat account: sdswltwx]

A set of works by Nie Xiaojun from the Shandong Artists Association depicts technicians examining gas and power supply equipment to ensure a smooth resumption of production. [Photo/WeChat account: sdswltwx]

"Out of Huoshenshan Hospital, We're Discharged", by Liu Shujun from the Shandong Art Academy. Huoshenshan Hospital specializes in treating seriously ill patients infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan, Hubei province. [Photo/WeChat account: sdswltwx]

A painting by Li Chaojun from the Shandong Artists Association depicts the country fighting the epidemic and resuming production. [Photo/WeChat account: sdswltwx]

"Return Home", by Guo Yi of the Shandong University of Art & Design depicts medics dispatched to aid Hubei in the fight against the novel coronavirus finally returning home. [Photo/WeChat account: sdswltwx]

A painting by Cai Qiaoling of the Shandong University of Art & Design symbolizes the idea that the virus was defeated as a result of cooperation among everyone. [Photo/WeChat account: sdswltwx]

A painting by Zong Ya of the Shandong University of Art & Design depicts medical assistance teams departing from Wuhan, Hubei province, the nation's epicenter of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, as the epidemic subsides in the city. [Photo/WeChat account: sdswltwx]