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Lunar New Year stamp celebrates the Year of the Snake
Calling to mind the elaborately decorated masks used in the dragon or lion dances ... the wood element in Chinese culture, a choice befitting the Year of the Snake. Paper flowers for spring ...
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From evil to good snake, how the zodiac animal became a righteous figure in Chinese mythology
HONG KONG (SCMP): The snake may be less celebrated in Chinese culture than, say, the dragon – the coming Year of the Snake does not have quite the same ring to it as the Year of the Dragon.