New pet favorites for the Chinese

Updated: 2014-09-02 13:16

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Rapid economic development has greatly reshaped Chinese lifestyles, and raising a pet has become a popular new hobby for many Chinese. Among pet owners, those with dogs and cats comprise the overwhelming majority, but there are more pet varieties for the Chinese people to choose as their new favorites. Let’s take a look at some of them.

Zhu Zhengyao walks its pet, an alpaca named Jun Jun, in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, July 28, 2014. This 11-month old purebred alpaca from Peru cost him 100,000 yuan ($ 16,280). [Photo/CFP]