Two LEGO Chinese Festivals sets have been announced, 80122 Auspicious Pixiu Under Fortune Tree and 80123 Spring Festival Voyage, ready for the Year of the Goat in 2027.
As has become tradition, the LEGO Group will kick off 2027 with two new sets to celebrate Chinese New Year – 80122 Auspicious Pixiu Under Fortune Tree and 80123 Spring Festival Voyage. The new sets will debut on January 1 and if you spend enough at LEGO.com, you’ll get 40976 Prosperity Lion for free.
80122 Auspicious Pixiu Under Fortune Tree
LEGO Chinese Festivals 80122 Auspicious Pixiu Under Fortune Tree is arriving in time for the Spring Festival on January 1, 2027. It consists of 879 pieces and is priced at £59.99 / $79.99 / €69.99.
The set recreates a Chinese pixiu, a mythical creature revered as a symbol of wealth and prosperity. It can be removed from the base so that you can pose its limbs or it can stand proudly beneath the money tree that features paper lanterns and golden coin strings. You can also pick coins from the money tree, place them in the animal’s mouth, then open the hatch on its back to retrieve them.
As well as being associated with good fortune, pixiu are protectors of souls and practitioners of feng shui. They are typically represented with the head of a dragon, the body of a lion and either feathered or leathery wings. Pixiu also have antlers to differentiate them – male pixiu, called Tianlu, only have a single antler, while females, called Bixie, have a pair of antlers. It appears that the one in 80122 Auspicious Pixiu Under Fortune Tree is a Bixie because of its pair of golden antlers.
Pixiu are also renowned to be fierce guardians. They have large fangs that they can use to attack demons and evil spirits, draining their power and turning it into wealth. Accordingly, statues of pixiu are placed in homes or the symbol is worn as some type of charm to protect the wearer from harm.
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80123 Spring Festival Voyage
80123 Spring Festival Voyage is a 1,529 piece set and retails for £89.99 / $119.99 / €99.99.
It builds a Chinese style ship with a dragon prow, sailing the waters ready for the firework displays. It bears the inscription ‘Smooth sailing’ on the main sail to reflect wishes for a future of prosperity. It looks like the characters on this sail are based on the idiom yì fān fēng shùn, which symbolises effortless journeys and a prosperous path ahead.
A clever function means that when you push the boat along, the oars will move as if people are inside moving them.
You can remove the roof of the cabin to reveal the little kitchen inside or search the top compartments for coins and red envelopes. 80123 Spring Festival Voyage includes seven minifigures to enjoy the feast being cooked for the Lunar New Year celebration, including a mascot wearing a goat costume, as 2027 is the Year of the Goat.
These two new sets join a growing collection of models that includes 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping, 40864 Fortune Master, which is inspired by Caishen, the Chinese god of wealth, and 80121 Ancient Moon-Gazing Inn.
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