① What’s your zodiac animal? According to the Chinese lunar calendar, 12 animals mark 12 different years—rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Your year of birth decides your zodiac. Some people believe that people born under the same zodiac share similar characteristics (相似的特征). Here are some zodiac signs and their characteristics.

② The ox is the second animal in the Chinese zodiac. In one folk story, all of the animals held a race to choose the 12 animals of the zodiac. The ox was in the first place. But it didn’t see a rat on its back. When the ox was close to the finishing line, the rat jumped down and became the winner! It is believed that people born in the Year of the Ox are patient (有耐心的) and hard-working! But they can be stubborn (固执的) sometimes.

③ It’s said that people born in the Year of the Dragon are creative, confident, outgoing and quick-tempered (性急的). They also like to help others. They’re warm-hearted so that they may have many friends.

④ Chinese people believe that those who are born in the Year of the Rooster are active. They also like to be the center of attention and always look beautiful. They are the happiest when they are surrounded by others, whether at a part or just around friends.

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For fans of traditional culture, the film I Am What I Am, which was first shown in the cinema on December 17, can be a good choice.

Set in Guangdong Province, the film is about the growth of a left-behind teenager named A Juan. He met a girl who had the same name. Encouraged by her, A Juan made up his mind to make a lion dance team with his two close friends A Mao and A Gou. After being trained by a master, the three took part in a lion dance competition in Guangzhou, the capital city of the province. Although later A Juan had to work to support his family, he still bravely followed his dream—becoming the best lion dance performer.

Unlike most Chinese animated(动画的) films today, which have to do with myths(神话) or fairy tales, I Am What I Am sets eyes on reality(现实). This is not very common in the animation field in China. “I’ve always wanted to make an animated film about our real life. And I remember the lion dance performances at festivals. They were so beautiful, colorful, and folk. That inspired me to make a film about lion dance,” said the director of the film.

The 104-minute film has connected the lion dance culture with a teenager’s pursuit(追求) of his dream. The story not only reflects the beauty of Chinese, but also shows the spirit of the nation. “It opens a new world for China’s animated films,” said an animator.

A group of young people wearing hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group, made a series of performances at Donghua University in Shanghai in November last year.

The event, including ancient dancing and singing, was held by two traditional culture clubs—Han Fu and Huayue—as was seen by lots of students.

Deng Yujie, president of the university’s hanfu club, who hosted the event, said nearly 30 students took part in the performances. Deng added that in recent years, young people have become more and more interested in activities to promote and show traditional culture.

Hanfu is part of the national clothing system. Chinese fashion emphasizes（强调）implicitness—a habit of hiding the body in clothing, especially for women. The main parts of hanfu include collars, upper clothes in the style of a skirt, jade ornaments（饰品）and a sash（腰带）.

There were more than 2 million hanfu lovers in China in 2018, according to a survey by iMedia Research, a year-on-year rise of nearly 73 percent. The total value of the hanfu industry was over 1 billion yuan.

A report made by CBN Data and Tmall said hanfu sales revenue in 2019 rose by more than 200 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, the number of online hanfu stores on the Taobao shopping platform that year reached 1,188, a rise of nearly 46 percent compared with 2018, according to the 2019 Hanfu Industry Report by Hanfu Information. The report also said that in 2019 hanfu items were mainly bought by young people, including students, with nearly 75 percent of buyers aged between 16 and 24.