article_snippet: the sheep-marking ceremony signalled the launch of the first ever Year of Cultural Exchange between the UK and China, a showcase of innovation for British goods and services.
article_snippet: In the Chinese calendar this is the Year of the Sheep - and with Aardman Animation's Shaun being the UK's most famous export of the species, the British Council thought it might be fun to marry the two.
article_snippet: In the Chinese calendar this is the Year of the Sheep - and with Aardman Animation's Shaun Shaun being the UK's most famous export of species, the British Council thought it might be fun to marry the two .
article_snippet: the Year of Cultural Exchange will be a wonderful celebration of UK and Chinese creative talent and will help forge new business relations between our two nations. '
highlights_snippet: Ceremony marks first ever Year of Cultural Exchange between UK and China .