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The Horse is the seventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. There is a long tradition of the Horse in Chinese mythology . Certain characteristics of the Horse nature are supposed to be typical of or to be associated with either a year of the Horse and its events, or in regard to ...
Horses are real creatures, of the family Equidae—quick-paced, hoofed quadrupeds, existing now and historically, in China, among other places. Many breeds have been used or developed for food, transportation, and for military power for thousands of years, in the area of China, and elsewhere, as well as sometimes being loved or cherished, as pets companions, or inspirations for art.
Bats with Chinese character "wan"(Swastika) "Ten thousand-fold wishes for good fortune and happiness.” [3] Five bats (wufu) Wishes for the Five Blessings. [3] Red bats (hongfu) Wide spread of good fortune [3] Deer Lü [4] Elephant Xiang Horses A horse Speed and perseverance [5]: 37 Eight horses The 8 horses of King Mu of Zhou [5]: 37 Tiger
Chinese New Year dates. Twelve animal symbols comprise the Chinese zodiac. Here are the animals and which birth years they are associated with: Rat: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 ...
The horse emerged as a distinct artistic subject early in Chinese history. [17] A distinctive characteristic of Chinese art is the frequent depiction of horses in a natural state, reflecting a profound admiration for the horse as an entity in itself.
The traditional Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar dating from the Han dynasty that ... was created to represent the meaning of calendar. ... 'horse month ...
Beginning around the 3rd century BCE, Chinese classics mention Bole, a mythological horse-tamer, as an exemplar of horse judging. Bole is frequently associated with the fabled qianlima (Chinese: 千里馬) "thousand-miles horse", which was supposedly able to gallop one thousand li (approximately 400 km) in a single day (e.g. Red Hare, sweats blood horse).
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