连英王室都来捧场的中国春节，伦敦狗年又搞出新玩法（附视频）
今年的纪念币依然由英国华裔女艺术家Wuon-Gean Ho担纲设计~别看只是枚小小的硬币，却完美融合了中西方的文化精髓！正面是生肖刻画，背面为女王头像，每一个小细节都值得玩味。那咱们就来跟着设计师一起好好品味一番吧~
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The United Kingdom's Royal Mint has launched its latest commemorative coin celebrating lunar Chinese New Year.
To mark the Year of the Dog, Britain's official coin manufacturer has created a coin that features a terrier crossbreed. It is the latest coin in the Chinese zodiac collection and follows the success of coins commemorating the Horse in 2014, the Sheep in 2015, the Monkey the following year, and 2017's Rooster. The coins have sold well worldwide.
Chris Howard, Royal Mint's director of bullion, said: "The Royal Mint enjoyed success for sales of both the Monkey and Rooster bullion coins, so, naturally, we have high expectations for our Lunar Year of the Dog bullion offering."
The coin, like the one before it, was designed by Wuon-Gean Ho, a British-Chinese artist and printmaker who uses her Chinese and British heritage and her experience as a veterinary surgeon to create the designs.
"The dog I have depicted is a mixed-breed, a West Highland White Terrier crossed with a Jack Russell," she said. "I wanted to show the energy and exuberance of a compact dog; bouncy, full of life and very playful. Terriers have intelligence, loyalty and big personalities."
The Chinese character for "Dog" is also shown next to the image of the animal and the number eight, believed to be lucky in Chinese culture, is incorporated into each coin.
The Royal Mint said the collection is a celebration of the UK's multi-cultural society and lends a unique British angle to the ancient custom. Combining centuries of Chinese tradition with British minting craftsmanship, the collection celebrates the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac and their distinctive characteristics and qualities, according to Royal Mint.
The legal-tender Dog coin is minted in both 24 carat gold and fine silver. The other side of the coin displays a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that was designed by Jody Clark. The gold coin will cost 1,045 pounds ($1,380) and the silver coin will cost 21 pounds.
Each lunar year is linked to one of 12 animals, whose traits are attributed to those born during that year. The Year of the Dog starts on Feb 16.
Those born in the Year of the Dog are said to be loyal, honest, friendly, smart and have a strong sense of responsibility.
你们可能想象不到，这些萌物们在英国皇室成员的公共和私人生活中都是非常重要的角色。
从查理斯王小猎犬到彭布罗克威尔士柯基犬，英国皇室爱狗这件事已经有非常久的历史了。
🐶🐶🐶
首先，女王奶奶爱柯基，你们肯定知道吧😏
因为家族有爱狗的习惯，女王的家里从小就有很多狗狗。她的童年因为这些小萌物而多了很多快乐。
🐶10岁的女王与她的Dookie
在女王18岁生日的时候，父母送给她一个特别的生日礼物——她的第一只柯基Susan。
🐶Susan死后，女王为它建的墓碑
从Susan之后，女王对柯基犬的爱便一发不可收拾。后面的狗狗都是Susan的后代，每一个新成员女王都会把它们送去育犬俱乐部登记，像自己的孩子一样细心呵护。
如果把女王养过的柯基排排队，可是有三十几只呢~~那么，女王到底有多宠爱它们？
🐶带着它们外出访问
🐶散步是一定要牵的
🐶007来了也要让爱狗出个镜
其实，不止是女王奶奶，她之前的英国国王、女王及其他皇室成员也都很爱狗。如果皇室也有朋友圈，应该会有很多“晒宠狂魔”吧😁
维多利亚女王
维多利亚女王从很小的时候就非常爱狗。14岁时，她得到了她挚爱的查理士王小猎犬Dash。Dash死后，她还为它写下了这样的碑文：
它的依恋是无私的，
它的嬉闹是善意的，
它的忠诚没有欺骗。如果你想生活在爱中，死去之后被人怀念，
你可以向Dash学习。
🐶维多利亚女王与她的柯利牧羊犬Sharp
另外，必须要提一下维多利亚女王一位特别的“小朋友”Looty。它是一只北京哈巴狗，是一位军官从中国漂洋过海带到英国的。
作为英国的第一只北京哈巴狗，Looty可是当时的“小网红”，人人都想来拍个照什么的~
🐶瞧，我们傲娇的Looty
爱德华七世国王
爱德华七世国王一生钟爱㹴犬。他最有名的㹴犬Caesar陪伴着他出席各种场合，甚至有时国王会见政要时都会带上它，可以说感情非常深厚。
🐶爱德华七世国王与Caesar
🐶感动了很多人的一张经典照片——爱德华七世国王的送葬仪式，Caesar悲伤地走在它的主人生前的马匹后面。
乔治五世国王
乔治五世国王养过五只小狗。第一只是柯利牧羊犬Heather，后来他也喜欢上了㹴犬，养了四只，分别是Happy、Jack、Snip和Bob。
🐶乔治五世国王、玛丽皇后与Heather
🐶乔治五世国王带着Snip穿越慕克湖
乔治六世国王
乔治六世国王喜欢拉布拉多，尤其爱黄色拉布拉多。要知道，在20世纪初期，拉布拉多可是不常见哦~所以，又是一只“网红狗狗”~
🐶1925年，当时的约克公爵和夫人与他们最爱的Glen
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所以，对狗狗的喜爱几乎成了英国皇室的传统。而且，除了爱自己的狗狗，皇室成员们也很积极地参加和支持各种与小动物保护有关的组织和活动。
愿这份来自英国皇室的宠爱，可以感染更多人去爱护这些小可爱们。
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