Two months ahead of the coming Chinese Year of the Snake, the east Chinese city of Yiwu -- often referred to as "the world's supermarket" -- is flooded with an abundant array of festival commodities ...
Chinese zodiac, or shengxiao (/shnng-sshyao/ 'born resembling'), unlike the general zodiac, is represented by 12 zodiac animals. In order, they are the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, ...