Xinhua photographer Zhang Chuanqi shows two ways of writing the Chinese character "Tu", meaning a rabbit, to greet the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) --As the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit approaches, decorative items and handicraft works featuring the image of the rabbit, one of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals, are sweeping the streets, adding festive atmosphere to the event.
A citizen shops for decorative items for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at a shop in Longhui County of Shaoyang City, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 16, 2023. (Photo by Zeng Yong/Xinhua)
A child poses for a photo among rabbit-shaped lanterns at Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 15, 2023. (Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua)
A folk artist colours a piece of work at a clay figurine workshop in Yutian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 16, 2023. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
This photo shows rabbit-themed Chinese lanterns at the square in front of the Shenyang Palace Museum in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 15, 2023.(Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
This photo taken on Jan. 13, 2023 shows rabbit-inspired steamed buns made by a pastry workshop in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
A child holds a sugar painting in the shape of rabbit at an open air market for Spring Festival goods in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
An artist shows a rabbit-themed paper-cutting work to a child at a cultural studio in Xinhua District of Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)■
