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Figurines of Grandpa Rabbit

Updated: 2011-09-10 08:20

(China Daily)

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Figurines of Grandpa Rabbit

Colorful clay figurines of Grandpa Rabbit, tu yeye, are traditional gifts during Mid-Autumn Festival, like this selection at a shop in Furong Street in Jinan, capital city of Shandong province. Myth has it that he was the companion of the Lady of the Moon, Chang'e, and was sent down to earth to help the people in hard times and natural disasters. Gong Hui / for China Daily

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