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Chinese fall for tiny tigers on New Year’s
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Transtlate A wildlife park in SouthwestChina's Chongqing municipality put its one-month-old tiger triplets on show Saturday, allowing visitors to cuddle and pose for photos with the three little cats.
The tiger cubs soon found favor with tourists, who queued for a chance to get up close and personal with the cute furry babies.
Although the Chinese Yearof the Tiger o cially beginson February 14, Chinese LunarNew Year's Day, the tiger is already proving more popular than its predecessor, the ox.
Chinese tradition sees theking of the jungle as vigorous and bringing peace. The animalis also the traditional guardian of wealth.
Tiger-shaped baby shoes and clothes are already selling well on Chinese websites.
"Sales have been increasingby 30 percent a day in the past two months," commented Ding Gua Gua, the owner of an online store. "I think business will remain good until mid February."
Homemade tiger mascots, a traditional product of Changzhiin Shanxi Province and Weifang in Shandong Province,have found renewed favor withtourists and locals alike.
At one village on the out skirts of Changzhi city, hundredsof the mascots are sewneach day. Most are made fromred cloth and colorful embroidery and stuffed with cotton.The smallest are the size of an egg, while the largest are thesize of a pillow.
The tiger is the third of the12 Chinese birth signs, which include the rat, ox, rabbit, dragon,snake, horse, goat, monkey,rooster, dog and pig.
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