With the Chinese Lunar New Year around the corner, bakers in Yantai, East China's Shandong province are busy making Jiaodong bobo, steamed buns shaped as animals and figures. [Photo/VCG]

Jiaodong bobo is a traditional delicacy popular in Shandong province. It was listed as the province's intangible culture heritage in 2009. [Photo/VCG]

Two children pose for a photo with Jiaodong bobo. [Photo/VCG]

Jiaodong bobo shaped like fish. [Photo/VCG]

Jiaodong bobo shaped like an ox. This year marks the Year of the Ox according to the Chinese zodiac. [Photo/VCG]