Giant piglet marks Chinese New Year in Manchester 9 February 2019
St Ann's Square.
A giant piglet sculpture has been unveiled in Manchester to mark the Chinese New Year.
More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the start of the Year of the Pig.
The pig, one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac, is believed to be a symbol of optimism and hard work.
Artist Alex Rinsler, who designed the Manchester sculpture, said: "We were really keen for Piglet to represent all of those things in a playful way".
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