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It’s the Year of the Dragon, or more accurately, the “Year of the Loong,” says Chinese state media, using its preferred term for the creature. But what’s in a name?
The dragon (simplified Chinese: 龙; traditional Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng; Jyutping: lung; Cantonese Yale: lùhng) is the fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
In addition to animals, the Chinese Zodiac also cycles through five different elements. So 2024 isn’t only the Year of the Dragon, it’s the Year of the Wood Dragon. Elemental Wood represents ...
Below are the previous years when the Year of the Dragon fell on. 1928. 1940. 1952. 1964. 1976. 1988. 2000. 2012. What does the Dragon signify? The Year of the Dragon is the fifth animal of 12 in ...
Thus, for a child born in June of the year 2000, a year of the dragon, the first fan tai sui year would occur in the next dragon year, which would begin on Lunar new year in the year 2012, when the child turns 13 sui. By modern reckoning, the child would be 11 years old at the beginning of the year and turn 12 years old in June.
A woman takes a smartphone photo of a dragon figure on display outside a luxury fashion retail store in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon on the Chinese calendar. (AP ...
Relationship between the current Sexagenary cycle and Gregorian calendar. This Chinese calendar correspondence table shows the stem/branch year names, correspondences to the Western calendar, and other related information for the current, 79th sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar based on the 2697 BC epoch or the 78th cycle if using the 2637 BC epoch.
Everything to know about the nine Chinese dragons and what they symbolize.