Rat-shaped ceramics available for Tet

With the Lunar New Year 2020 just weeks away, Bat Trang pottery village in Hanoi brings out a series of gold-plated ceramis shaped to look like rats to herald the Year of the Rat.

Rat-shaped ceramic products are very diverse in style, design and price (Photo: VNA)

2020 is the Year of the Rat. The animal is widely believed to be a symbol of agility, cunning and intelligence (Photo: VNA)

The rat is the first animal of 12 zodiacs (Photo: VNA)

Gold-plated ceramic products are being completed by artisans ahead of Lunar New Year (Photo: VNA)

Ceramic products are being completed by artisans ahead of Lunar New Year (Photo: VNA)

Ceramic products are being completed by artisans ahead of Lunar New Year (Photo: VNA)

The prices of the products range from one to several million VND depending on the model and the products will be sold in some showrooms in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

Ceramic products are being completed by artisans before being sent to showrooms (Photo: VNA)

The rat is a symbol of prosperity and happiness (Photo: VNA)

The rat is a symbol of prosperity and happiness (Photo: VNA)

Pottery mice are used as gifts for children on Tet holidays (Photo: VNA)

Each shop in the Bat Trang pottery village has its own products (Photo: VNA)

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