Ever wonder what animal sign were you born under? Here is your chance to find out, below are origin and years of animal sign on the Chinese zodiac. Specially, there is the analysis of Chinese zodiac horoscope in each Chinese zodiac calligraphy art scroll. Of course, you can also buy a Chinese zodiac artwork & handicraft with the symbol for your year.
Chinese Zodiac Origin
More than 30,000 years ago, Chinese ancestors invented the 10 Tian Gan (or heavenly stems) and 12 Di Zhi or 12 earthly branches for chronological purpose.
Later, people used 12 animals to symbolize the 12 earthly branches in order to make things easier to memorize and the animals in order are the mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. After then they became 12 animal signs on the Chinese zodiac, so this is the true origin of China zodiac. You might found out that many Chinese people strongly believe that the time of a person's birth is primary factor in determining that person's characteristics.
According to one legend, Buddha (the ultimate Emperor for the whole universe in Chinese legend) once called together all the animals on the earth for an important meeting. Only twelve animals turned up: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. The rat, being the smartest, jumped on top of the ox to be the first one to arrive. As a reward, the Buddha gave each animal a year in the cycle and declared that anyone born in that year would resemble the animal in some way. In addition, each two hours of the day is also governed by one animal. The hours of 11pm to 1:00 am is by Rat, from 1 am to 3 am by Ox and so on. Six elements of the planet: wood, fire, air, water, gold and earth are also integrated into the animal Zodiac signs. It is essential in China that every person knows which animal sign he is born under and most of Chinese truly believe that the signs reveal the hidden secrets of a person's character.
Chinese New Years runs on a lunar cycle, and is subject to change from year to year. All you can say for sure is that it will fall in either January or February.
|
01.
03.
05.
07.
09.
11. |
02.
04.
06.
08.
10.
12. |
Years:
1948、1960、1972、1984、1996、2008
Years:
1938、1950、1962、1974、1986、1998
Years:
1940、1952、1964、1976、1988、2000
Years:
1942、1954、1966、1978、1990、2002
Years:
1944、1956、1968、1980、1992、2004
Years:
1946、1958、1970、1982、1994、2006
Years:
1949、1961、1973、1985、1997、2009
Years:
1939、1951、1963、1975、1987、1999
Years:
1941、1953、1965、1977、1989、2001
Years:
1943、1955、1967、1979、1991、2003
Years:
1945、1957、1969、1981、1993、2005
Years:
1947、1959、1971、1983、1995、2007Related Chinese Zodiac Arts & Crafts
 |
 |
|
|
Select Chinese Zodiac Calligraphy Wall Scrolls for Friends, Families
or Yourself.
Note: Calligraphy Wall Scrolls by Disabled Artists |
Buy Handmade Chinese Zodiac Liuli Crystal Accessories
|
