A Boy And Girl Character/Mascot Outside Chinese Shops

by John Harrison

Hello Ming,

I happened to find your site after doing a google image search about chinese new year symbols and I thought you'd be a good person to ask as your website has so much information about chinese history and culture.

I was wondering if you might be able to help me with a Question. I'm really interested in characters and mascots. I've often seen a boy and girl character/mascot outside Chinese shops and I've often wondered if they have a history or origin. Any information about them would be much appreciated.

Here's a photo of the characters.

Thank you.
Yours Sincerely
John