A pupil makes a clay rooster in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 29, 2016. The Chinese will celebrate the lunar new year, or Spring Festival, on Jan. 28, 2017. Spring Festival this time marks the beginning of the Year of Rooster, according to the Chinese zodiac that assigns one of the 12 animals to each year. (Xinhua/Ding Genhou)
