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Beijing resident Zhongxin Liu sits with his Pekingese dog Lily on a bench in the garden of his central Beijing apartment compound October 7, 2008. Beijing's Pekingese dogs were the top dogs in the city they are named after for 12 centuries, but have plummeted in popularity over the past decade as exotic new breeds make their way to China. [China Daily/Agencies]
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![Beijing resident Zhongxin Liu sits with his Pekingese dog Lily on a bench in the garden of his central Beijing apartment compound October 7, 2008. Beijing's Pekingese dogs were the top dogs in the city they are named after for 12 centuries, but have plummeted in popularity over the past decade as exotic new breeds make their way to China. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20081022/0019b91ecbe50a68c2450d.jpg "Beijing resident Zhongxin Liu sits with his Pekingese dog Lily on a bench in the garden of his central Beijing apartment compound October 7, 2008. Beijing's Pekingese dogs were the top dogs in the city they are named after for 12 centuries, but have plummeted in popularity over the past decade as exotic new breeds make their way to China. [China Daily/Agencies]")