The ChinaVine team wishes you a Happy New Year!
The Chinese New Year, also know as the Spring Festival, was Feb 3rd of this year. 2011 is the year of the rabbit. In the Chinese Zodiac, the rabbit, the fourth sign of the lunar cycle, is the luckiest of the 12 signs. A symbol of longevity, the rabbit derives its strength from the moon and corresponds to Pisces in the Western Zodiac. To be born in the year of the rabbit is considered lucky and people born under the sign—including ChinaVine cofounder Doug Blandy—are said to be lovers of beauty and art.
In the 2009 the ChinaVine team was in Beijing exploring the bustling meandering streets of the Liulichang district. Sometimes called the antique district, Liulichang, is one of Beijing’s historic neighborhoods. There the team found a series of paper cuts of the Chinese Zodiac.
To read more about the twelve signs of the Zodiac, and find a paper cut image of your sign, check out this page from our website.
To find your sign, check out this helpful site.