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Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Video taken in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2026, shows traditional Japanese "hina" dolls unveiled by Kyugetsu Co., featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (1st row, far L), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (1st row, 2nd from L), ski jumper Sara Takanashi (1st row, 3rd from L), curler Sayaka Yoshimura (1st row, 2nd from R), Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami (1st row, far R), snowboarder Ayumu Hirano (2nd row, L) and speed skater Miho Takagi (2nd row, R). (Kyodo)

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Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

Photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2026, shows traditional Japanese "hina" dolls unveiled by Kyugetsu Co., featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (1st row, far L), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (1st row, 2nd from L), speed skater Miho Takagi (1st row, 2nd from R), ski jumper Sara Takanashi (1st row, far R), snowboarder Ayumu Hirano (2nd row L) and curler Sayaka Yoshimura (2nd row R).

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Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

Photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2026, shows traditional Japanese "hina" dolls unveiled by Kyugetsu Co., featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (1st row, far L), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (1st row, 2nd from L), ski jumper Sara Takanashi (1st row, 3rd from L), curler Sayaka Yoshimura (1st row, 2nd from R), Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami (1st row, far R), snowboarder Ayumu Hirano (2nd row, L) and speed skater Miho Takagi (2nd row, R).

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Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

Photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2026, shows traditional Japanese "hina" dolls unveiled by Kyugetsu Co., featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (front L), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (front R), ski jumper Sara Takanashi (2nd row, R) and speed skater Miho Takagi (2nd row, 2nd from R).

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 news events

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Video taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, and U.S. President Donald Trump, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after news events of 2025. (Kyodo)

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 news events

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting Sanae Takaichi (R), Japan's first female prime minister, and U.S. President Donald Trump, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after news events of 2025.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 news events

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows a series of "hina" traditional dolls featuring news events of 2025, unveiled by a local doll maker.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 news events

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows a series of "hina" traditional dolls featuring news events of 2025, unveiled by a local doll maker.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting the World Exposition in Osaka, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after the news events of 2025.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting a recent rice price hike, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2025.

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"Hina" dolls of 2025 newsmakers

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2025, shows "hina" traditional dolls depicting a recent rice price hike, unveiled by a local doll maker as one of a series of dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2025.

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Samurai doll parade in central Japan

Floats carrying huge dolls representing samurai warriors parade during a traditional "Mikuni" festival dating back about 300 years in Sakai in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on May 20, 2025.

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Folk crafts fair at Saint Sophia of Kyiv

A man looks at traditional motanka dolls during a folk crafts fair at the St. Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area on Easter Sunday, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Yuliia Ovsiannikova/Ukrinform)

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Folk crafts fair at Saint Sophia of Kyiv

A woman stands by the stall with traditional motanka dolls during a folk crafts fair at the St. Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area on Easter Sunday, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Yuliia Ovsiannikova/Ukrinform)

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Baseball: Dodgers' Japanese players dolls

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - Traditional Japanese warrior dolls resembling the three Japanese playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki -- are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 18, 2025, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls to wish for the healthy growth of boys. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Dodgers' Japanese players dolls

Traditional Japanese warrior dolls resembling the three Japanese playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers -- (from L) Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki -- are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 18, 2025, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls to wish for the healthy growth of boys.

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"Hina" dolls on stone stairs

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2025, shows traditional "hina" dolls, totaling about 1,800, on display on stone stairs at Tomisaki shrine in Katsuura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration.

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"Hina" dolls on stone stairs

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2025, shows traditional "hina" dolls, totaling about 1,800, on display on stone stairs at Tomisaki shrine in Katsuura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration.

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"Hina" dolls on stone stairs

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2025, shows traditional "hina" dolls, totaling about 1,800, on display on stone stairs at Tomisaki shrine in Katsuura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration.

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Saitama New Year Daruma Market - Japan

A vendor sorts out Daruma dolls at a Daruma Market in Saitama, Japan, Jan. 3, 2025. Daruma Market is a traditional Japanese event centered around the sale of Daruma dolls, which are widely regarded as symbols of good fortune, perseverance, and success. Such kind of markets are typically held at the beginning of the year, on January 3, 2025, in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saitama New Year Daruma Market - Japan

People buy Daruma dolls at a Daruma Market in Saitama, Japan, Jan. 3, 2025. Daruma Market is a traditional Japanese event centered around the sale of Daruma dolls, which are widely regarded as symbols of good fortune, perseverance, and success. Such kind of markets are typically held at the beginning of the year, on January 3, 2025, in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saitama New Year Daruma Market - Japan

A maker writes down blessings on a Daruma doll at a Daruma Market in Saitama, Japan, Jan. 3, 2025. Daruma Market is a traditional Japanese event centered around the sale of Daruma dolls, which are widely regarded as symbols of good fortune, perseverance, and success. Such kind of markets are typically held at the beginning of the year, on January 3, 2025, in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saitama New Year Daruma Market - Japan

People buy Daruma dolls at a Daruma Market in Saitama, Japan, Jan. 3, 2025. Daruma Market is a traditional Japanese event centered around the sale of Daruma dolls, which are widely regarded as symbols of good fortune, perseverance, and success. Such kind of markets are typically held at the beginning of the year, on January 3, 2025, in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saitama New Year Daruma Market - Japan

A citizen puts a Daruma doll of last year onto piles of Daruma dolls to be burnt at a Daruma Market in Saitama, Japan, Jan. 3, 2025. Daruma Market is a traditional Japanese event centered around the sale of Daruma dolls, which are widely regarded as symbols of good fortune, perseverance, and success. Such kind of markets are typically held at the beginning of the year, on January 3, 2025, in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saitama New Year Daruma Market - Japan

Daruma dolls are pictured at a Daruma Market in Saitama, Japan, Jan. 3, 2025. Daruma Market is a traditional Japanese event centered around the sale of Daruma dolls, which are widely regarded as symbols of good fortune, perseverance, and success. Such kind of markets are typically held at the beginning of the year, on January 3, 2025, in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saitama New Year Daruma Market - Japan

Daruma dolls are pictured at a Daruma Market in Saitama, Japan, Jan. 3, 2025. Daruma Market is a traditional Japanese event centered around the sale of Daruma dolls, which are widely regarded as symbols of good fortune, perseverance, and success. Such kind of markets are typically held at the beginning of the year, on January 3, 2025, in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 28 Kyodo - "Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy. (Kyodo)

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

Sets of "Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including (bottom R) MLB star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy.

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani (bottom, L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy.

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani (bottom, L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy.

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"Hina" dolls of 2024 newsmakers

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani (bottom, front) of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Decoy.

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Girls' Day festival in Japan

WAKAYAMA, Japan, March 3 Kyodo - People carry "Hina" traditional dolls on a wooden boat during an annual Girls' Day festival at Awashima shrine in western Japan city of Wakayama, on March 3, 2024, in prayer for girls' growth and happiness. The boat loaded with the dolls dedicated from across the country to the shrine is to sail off the nearby coast later in the day. (Kyodo)

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Girls' Day festival in Japan

Wooden boats loaded with about 500 "Hina" traditional dolls are cast out to sea during an annual Girls' Day festival at a Shinto shrine in Wakayama, western Japan, on March 3, 2024, in prayer for girls' growth and happiness.

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Girls' Day festival in Japan

A wooden boat loaded with about 500 "Hina" traditional dolls is cast out to sea during an annual Girls' Day festival at a Shinto shrine in Wakayama, western Japan, on March 3, 2024, in prayer for girls' growth and happiness.

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Girls' Day festival in Japan

People carry "Hina" traditional dolls on a wooden boat during an annual Girls' Day festival at Awashima shrine in western Japan city of Wakayama, on March 3, 2024, in prayer for girls' growth and happiness. The boat loaded with the dolls dedicated from across the country to the shrine is to sail off the nearby coast later in the day.

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"Hina" Japanese dolls playing baseball

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed "playing baseball" in the Tottori Prefecture town of Hino, western Japan, on Feb. 27, 2024.

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"Hina" Japanese dolls playing baseball

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed "playing baseball" in the Tottori Prefecture town of Hino, western Japan, on Feb. 27, 2024.

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[Breaking news] "Hina" traditional doll pyramid in Japan

KONOSU, Japan, Feb. 26 Kyodo - More than 1,500 "hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed on a huge 31-step pyramid stand on Feb. 26, 2024, at a shopping mall in Konosu in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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"Hina" traditional doll pyramid in Japan

More than 1,500 "hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed on a huge 31-step pyramid stand on Feb. 26, 2024, at a shopping mall in Konosu in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.

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"Hina" traditional doll pyramid in Japan

More than 1,500 "hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed on a huge 31-step pyramid stand on Feb. 26, 2024, at a shopping mall in Konosu in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-SPRING FESTIVAL-CULTURAL TOURISM (CN)

(240216) -- ZHENGZHOU, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People select traditional cloth tiger dolls at a movie theme town in Zhongmou County in Zhengzhou City, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 16, 2024. During the Spring Festival holiday, various cultural tourism events across central China's Henan Province have attracted lots of tourists. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a handicraft cooperative make "Lucky Dolls" in Baihe community of Tangke Town in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023 shows "Lucky Dolls" along the zigzag watercourse of the Yellow River in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a handicraft cooperative make clothes for "Lucky Dolls" in Baihe community of Tangke Town in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a handicraft cooperative pose for a group photo with their handmade "Lucky Dolls" in Baihe community of Tangke Town in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of a handicraft cooperative makes accessories for "Lucky Dolls" in Baihe community of Tangke Town in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of a handicraft cooperative makes accessories for "Lucky Dolls" in Baihe community of Tangke Town in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023 shows unfinished "Lucky Dolls" in Baihe community of Tangke Town in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a handicraft cooperative make "Lucky Dolls" in Baihe community of Tangke Town in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a handicraft cooperative make "Lucky Dolls" in Baihe community of Tangke Town in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)