A citizen shows the newly-bought stamps featuring a cartoon snake at a post office in Macao, south China, Jan. 3, 2013. Macao Post released the first set of stamps and products marking the upcoming "Year of the Snake" on Thursday. The year of 2013 is the "Year of the Snake" under the 12-year Chinese lunar calendar in which each year is named after one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals in turn. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A citizen puts a stamp featuring a cartoon snake on the letter at a post office in Macao, south China, Jan. 3, 2013. Macao Post released the first set of stamps and products marking the upcoming "Year of the Snake" on Thursday. The year of 2013 is the "Year of the Snake" under the 12-year Chinese lunar calendar in which each year is named after one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals in turn. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A citizen selects the stamps featuring a cartoon snake at a post office in Macao, south China, Jan. 3, 2013. Macao Post released the first set of stamps and products marking the upcoming "Year of the Snake" on Thursday. The year of 2013 is the "Year of the Snake" under the 12-year Chinese lunar calendar in which each year is named after one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals in turn. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A citizen checks his stamps featuring a cartoon snake at a post office in Macao, south China, Jan. 3, 2013. Macao Post released the first set of stamps and products marking the upcoming "Year of the Snake" on Thursday. The year of 2013 is the "Year of the Snake" under the 12-year Chinese lunar calendar in which each year is named after one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals in turn. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)