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The Chinese Zodiac animals ，is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle. It has wide currency in several East Asian countries besides mainland China and Taiwan.
Do you know the12 zodiac animals ？
The origin of Chinese Zodiac
The Chinese Zodiac came into use in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
It was first used in our western and northern nomad( 游牧民族 ).
It was the combination of animal totems( 图腾 )and the 12 Earthly Branches(12 地支 ) Han people used to designate years.
12 Earthly Branches(12 地支 )
Zi 子 (Earthly Branch 1)---rat Chou 丑 (Earthly Branch 2)---oxYin 寅 (Earthly Branch 3)---tigerMao 卯 (Earthly Branch 4)---rabbitChen 辰 (Earthly Branch 5)---dragonSi 巳 (Earthly Branch 6)---snakeWu 午 (Earthly Branch 7)---horseWei 未 (Earthly Branch 8)---sheepShen 申 (Earthly Branch 9)---monkeyYou 酉 (Earthly Branch 10)---roosterXu 戌 (Earthly Branch 11)---dogHai 亥 (Earthly Branch 12)---pig
Why these animals are arranged in this order?
It related with the main time that the animals’ activity rules of a day.
Rat （ Zi ， 23:00-01:00 ）—— find food
………Snake （ Si ， 09:00-11:00 ）—— keep
warm……..Pig （ Hai ， 21:00-23:00 ）—— sleep
deeply
Chinese Zodiac and Personality
The twelve animals was divide into six group ， and reflect our ancestors ’ hope
The first group-----Rat and Ox Wisdom + hardworking
The second group——Tiger and Rabbit Valiancy + careful
The third group——Dragon and Snake
intrepid + pliable
The fourth group——Horse and Sheep
Precipitant + Unity
The fifth group——Monkey and Rooster
Flexible + constant
The sixth group——Dog and Pig
Loyalty + easygoing
RatA mouse can see only an inch.
（鼠目寸光）
Ox
Cast peals before swine.对牛弹琴
Some idioms about the animals
Tiger Nothing venture, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
Rooster
Wily rooster has three burrows.狡兔三窟
Dragon
long to see one's son succeed in life望子成龙
Snake
A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
Horse
a horse galloping without a stop 马不停蹄
Sheep
a narrow winding trail羊肠小道
Monkey Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
RoosterEven fowls and dogs are not spared. 鸡犬不宁
Dog
A dog will leap over a wall in desperation.狗急跳墙
Pig
Envy always shoots at a high mark.人怕出名猪怕壮
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