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Shui ethnic people make puppet tigers

2009-12-31 12:30:27 GMT2009-12-31 20:30:27 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

"Divine Tiger in Auspicious Clouds" are displayed by craftsmen of Shui ethnic group in a workshop in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

"Divine Tiger in Auspicious Clouds" are displayed by craftsmen of Shui ethnic group in a workshop in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Craftswomen of Shui ethnic group make "Divine Tigers in Auspicious Clouds" in a workshop in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Craftswoman of Shui ethnic group makes "Divine Tigers in Auspicious Clouds" in a workshop in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Craftswomen of Shui ethnic group make "Divine Tigers in Auspicious Clouds" in a workshop in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

People of Shui ethnic group make "Divine Tigers in Auspicious Clouds" to welcome the year of tiger in Chinese lunar calendar. "Divine Tiger in Auspicious Clouds", the puppet made by using unique embroidery technique of Shui ethnic group, is a combination of Chinese ancient sign of auspicious cloud and tiger stripe.

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