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2. Chinese zodiac - Wikipedia

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   The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. [1] The zodiac is very important in traditional Chinese culture and exists as a reflection of Chinese philosophy and culture . [ 2 ]

3. Four Holy Beasts - Wikipedia

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   The Four Holy Beasts (四靈、四聖獸、or 四大神獸) are Chinese astronomical and cultural Four Benevolent Animals that are spread in the East Asian cultural sphere. They are mentioned in the Chinese classic Book of Rites [ 1 ] and includes the Dragon (龍) in the East, the Qilin (麟) in the West, the Turtle (龜) in the North, and the ...

4. Chinese astrology - Wikipedia

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   The system of the twelve-year cycle of animal signs was built from observations of the orbit of Jupiter (the Year Star; simplified Chinese: 岁星; traditional Chinese: 歳星; pinyin: Suìxīng). Following the orbit of Jupiter around the Sun, Chinese astronomers divided the celestial circle into 12 sections, and rounded it to 12 years (from 11 ...

5. What's My Spirit Animal, According to the Zodiac? - AOL

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   A zodiac spirit animal is an animal that shares similar qualities to one of the 12 zodiac signs. Nature's animals reside within the four elements (fire, water, earth, and air).

6. List of legendary creatures from China - Wikipedia

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   Four Symbols, also called Sixiang, four legendary animals that represent the points of the compass. Fox spirit, a famous mythological fox-like creature. Also called huli jing, huyao, huxian, or huzu. A Hulijing. Fuzhu, a Chinese deer with four horns, possessing a gentle countenance, a likeness to be clean, and usually appears during periods of ...

7. Snake (zodiac) - Wikipedia

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   The snake is the sixth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Snake is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 巳. [1] According to one legend, there is a reason for the order of the animals in the cycle. A race was held to cross a great river, and the order of ...

8. Pig (zodiac) - Wikipedia

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   Zodiac pig, showing the zhū (猪) character for pig Chinese paper cutting. The Pig or sometimes translated as the Boar is the twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in Chinese zodiac, in relation to the Chinese calendar and system of horology, and paralleling the system of ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches.

9. List of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore and fiction originating from traditional folk culture and contemporary literature.. The list includes creatures from ancient classics (such as the Discourses of the States, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and In Search of the Supernatural) literature from the Gods and Demons genre of fiction, (for example, the Journey to the ...