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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]
When it comes to the Chinese Zodiac, each sign comes with an animal, number and element. Learn more about your sign and its meaning. ... 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024. Next year of the Dragon: 2036 ...
The post The 12 Chinese Astrology Signs and What They Mean for You appeared first on Reader's Digest. ... Birth years of the Dragon: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012.
30 January 1976: Wood Rabbit 29 January 1987: 16 February 1988: Fire Rabbit 16 February 1999: 4 February 2000: Earth Rabbit 3 February 2011: 22 January 2012: Metal Rabbit 22 January 2023: 9 February 2024: Water Rabbit 8 February 2035: 27 January 2036: Wood Rabbit 26 January 2047: 13 February 2048: Fire Rabbit 11 February 2059: 1 February 2060 ...
Learn the origin of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs, and what your Chinese zodiac sign is. The animal corresponds to your birth year and can reveal a lot about you. ... 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 ...
One geographical explanation suggests that Chinese nomads living in the savanna had frequent encounters with rabbits in the wild fields. In contrast, the lowland people of Vietnam had less interaction with rabbits and instead chose the domestic cat. Rabbits were viewed as animals used for food, while cats were considered a ‘friendly’ animal.
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 ...
The 1976 Tangshan earthquake (Chinese: 唐山大地震; pinyin: Tángshān dà dìzhèn; lit. 'Great Tangshan earthquake [b] ') was a M w 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976. The maximum intensity of the earthquake was XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli scale.