A set of golden pig dolls welcomes holiday shoppers at a store in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang Province on February 7, 2007. The 101 pigs, each with a different design, have been placed in a miniature house resembling a big family. The entire set is reportedly worth more than one million yuan (US$129,052).

 

 

The upcoming Chinese New Year, which falls on February 18 this year, ushers in the Year of the Golden Pig according to the Chinese lunar calendar.

 

 

 

 

(CRI February 9, 2007)