Graffiti can be seen on Daxue Road in Qingdao. [Photo by Xu Chongde/chinadaily.com.cn]

A number of cute and sometimes unusual graffiti paintings recently popped up along Daxue Road in Shinan district, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. Most of the graffiti were drawn near or on pipelines, poles and windows, or on manhole covers and distribution boxes, adding a bit of whimsy to the local neighborhood. Daxue Road and the area around it is culturally significant, attracting a lot of backpackers from home and abroad every year.