"Yang"-themed graffiti paintings on the walls of M50 creative garden in Shanghai (Photo: IC)

上海M50创意园区莫干山路上围墙上出现以“羊”为主题的喜迎羊年的涂鸦画。

When a lot of English-speakers fall into the heated discussion that what animal - sheep, goat or ram - is the symbol of the upcoming lunar Chinese New Year, all kinds of the zodiac animal decorations in different shapes, made of different materials and in different species have been exhibited throughout China to celebrate the Spring Festival, and all of them are very festive and lovely. Actually, sheep, goat, ram and their similar counterparts are known collectively as "Yang" (pronounced like the word young) in Chinese, the zodiac animal this year.

当英语国家的朋友们正在热议中国羊年的羊到底是绵羊sheep，山羊goat，还是白羊ram时，一大波不同品种、不同造型、不同材质的“羊”景观亮相全国各地，可亲可爱，年味十足。事实上，绵羊、山羊、白羊等在中文里被统称为羊。

Editor: Wang Jiaye

Source: english.eastday.com