A saleswoman shows a teapot made of purple sand with an ox head-shaped spout, at a shop in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 31, 2008. As the Chinese Year of Ox, the lunar New Year, draws near, teapots decorated with the image of oxen are sold well. The Chinese New Year starts from Jan. 26 according to the traditional lunar calendar. [Xinhua]
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