While “roses are red” in a familiar poem, new evolutionary genetic analysis by Chinese and Dutch researchers has revealed that the first roses were likely yellow.

The Chinese love pairs, but in the case of the goat, three is best. THREE goats form an auspicious symbol during the Lunar New Year.

THREE goats form an auspicious symbol during the Lunar New Year. The Chinese idiom, San Yang Kai Tai, means “three goats bring fortune”, says sinologist Dr Lai Kuan Fook.