What story does set 80106 tell?

It recreates the Chinese legend of the monster Nian, driven out of a village each New Year by noise, firelight and the colour red.

How many pieces and minifigures are included?

Set 80106 contains 1,076 pieces made from 286 different elements, along with 6 minifigures.

What colours define the set?

Light Bluish Gray and Dark Bluish Gray form the structure, White covers the house walls, and Red carries the festive decoration.

Chinese Traditional Festivals

LEGO® Story of Nian

Set 80106 recreates the Chinese folk tale of Nian, a monster said to raid villages every New Year until people discovered that noise, firelight and the colour red could drive it away. With 1,076 pieces and 6 minifigures, it's one of the larger releases in the Chinese Traditional Festivals range, told as a small sequence of scenes rather than a single building.

Set number: 80106
Year: 2021
Pieces: 1,076
Minifigures: 6
Theme: Chinese Traditional Festivals
Different parts: 286

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 286

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (37)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 6

Red Torso, Blue Legs, Black Hair, Tan Bag fig-0107674 pieces × 1
Kid Red Torso, Red Legs, Black Hair, Red Glasses fig-0107684 pieces × 1
Kid Red Torso, Black Legs, Dark Azure Cap fig-0107694 pieces × 1
Dark Red Torso, Black Legs, Light Bluish Grey Hair fig-0107704 pieces × 1
Light Bluish Grey Torso, Dark Blue Legs, Light Bluish Grey Hair fig-0107714 pieces × 1
Red Torso, Dark Purple Legs, Medium Brown Bull Mask, White Horns fig-0107726 pieces × 1

Description

A folk tale told in bricks

According to the legend, the monster Nian attacked a village once a year until its residents worked out that loud noise, bright light and the colour red frightened it off. Set 80106 leans into that story: firecrackers, red lanterns and a village caught mid-celebration set the scene. Rather than one single structure, the build is split into several connected vignettes that trace the story from threat to celebration, which makes it well suited to being played through in order rather than simply displayed as a static diorama on a shelf.

Rooflines, gates and a festive palette

The set leans on classic Chinese architectural cues, with curved rooflines, arched gateways and small connected courtyards. Light Bluish Gray and Dark Bluish Gray cover tiled roofs and stonework, White fills in the house walls, and Red carries the New Year decoration in lanterns and banners. Together the four colours read clearly as a village in full festive dress without ever feeling cluttered. Anyone already building East Asian-inspired scenes will find the roof pieces and archway elements useful beyond this set, since they slot easily into extended village layouts or unrelated fantasy builds sharing the same architectural language.

Six minifigures, one shared scene

Six minifigures populate the village, together standing in for a small community rather than one hero: older residents, younger family members and figures actively taking part in driving the monster away. That headcount is enough to actually re-enact the story across the different vignettes instead of posing a single figure in front of a backdrop. Accessories such as firecrackers, lanterns and drums fit the narrative and can be handed to whichever figure suits the scene. For anyone collecting minifigures tied to Chinese festivals specifically, this is one of the larger casts the range has produced.

286 elements and how the parts list helps

Set 80106 uses 286 different elements, a solid range for its size that shows up mainly in the varied roof tiles and archway shapes. The parts list on this page breaks every element down by colour, which is handy if you're hunting for specific pieces to expand a village scene or build something unrelated in the same palette. Light Bluish Gray, White, Dark Bluish Gray and Red all combine well with other sets sharing similar tones. For anyone who already knows the Nian legend, this is one of the rare LEGO® sets that actually retells a Chinese folk story scene by scene rather than just referencing it.

FAQ

What story does set 80106 tell?: It recreates the Chinese legend of the monster Nian, driven out of a village each New Year by noise, firelight and the colour red.
How many pieces and minifigures are included?: Set 80106 contains 1,076 pieces made from 286 different elements, along with 6 minifigures.
What colours define the set?: Light Bluish Gray and Dark Bluish Gray form the structure, White covers the house walls, and Red carries the festive decoration.

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