As the traditional Chinese New Year approaches, Tianjin residents filled the ancient culture street to shop for festival decorations, including traditional Chinese paper cuts and lanterns, to celebrate Spring Festival and welcome the Chinese Year of the Sheep.
The market located along the ancient culture street is filled with sheep-shaped festival decorations as the Year of the Sheep is just around the corner. The sheep in traditional Chinese culture represents happiness. Sheep symbols have become popular during Spring Festival.
The idea of the Chinese Zodiac in traditional Chinese culture uses 12 kinds of animals to represent the years. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep in Chinese culture.