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Chinese Zodiac

Chinese Astrology

The Chinese Zodiac is based on Chinese Lunar calendar. Twelve animal signs are used to record the year in 12-year cycle. The Chinese 12 Zodiac signs are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Lamb, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Asking a person's zodiac sign is a traditional way for Chinese to recall his or her age since one's age correspond to one's animal Zodiac sign. The 12 animal zodiac signs have been a long-standing and distinctive Chinese culture. There are also five elements - metal (gold), wood, water, fire, and earth that integrate with the cycle of zodiac animals. A person's year sign could be a gold dragon, a wood ox, and so on. Chinese horoscopes have been developed around 12 zodiac animal signs together with 5 elements to predict a person's personality, degree of success and happiness in the future by the characteristics of his or her animal zodiac sign with a particular element. The 12 Chinese Zodiac shows a clear and non-technical cultural concept, which is different from the Western zodiac. The 12 Chinese zodiac tradition remains a vital part of Chinese culture today. Chinese people enjoy the interesting concept and its long history, though most are not serious about the fortune telling part of it.

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Year: 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008

People born in the Year of the Rat are intelligent, intuitive. They have superior ability to adapt to the environment. They are optimistic in nature, thus popular among friends. They are energetic, quick to identify potential and put their creative and clever ideas into work. However, they may appear not stable, selfish and inclined to be somewhat of an opportunist, thus unfit to serve as group leaders. Rats become more tolerant and wise as they are getting older. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009

People born in the Year of the Ox are highly intelligent, and most dependable. They work hard and enjoy helping others. They are born leaders, fearing neither responsibility nor risk. They need peace and quiet to work through his/her ideas. Once their mind is set, it is hard to convince them otherwise. They are conservative, honest, gentle, reliable, and inspire confidence from all around you. They are a truthful, loyal and committed to their friends and business partners. They work hard and like peace. Women are usually good wives who pay attention to their kid's education. They are easy to trust others, but should be cautious to others' cajolery. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010

People born in the Year of the Tiger are determined, brave, sensitive, independent, and capable of great love. They are warm-hearted, irresistible, and passionate. They may show selfish in the little things sometimes, but they are capable of great generosity and great love in the time of need. They enjoy life full of challenges and seek out for the first-hand experience. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011

People born in the Year of the Rabbit are classy, modest, generous, friendly and tranquil by nature. They are sophisticated, well-mannered, stylish, pay attention to details in life, and like romantic things. They are social, tactful, and sensitive to others. Rabbits are clever and ambitious, but have a tendency not to finish what they start. They are generally lucky, enjoy quiet, peaceful lives, and avoid conflicts of any kind or insurmountable obstacles. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012

People born in the Year of the Dragon are intelligent, energetic, confident, and full of vitality and enthusiasm. They are decisive, lucky and have the ability to ultimately come out of difficult situations. They are brave and often like to put themselves in protector situation, but sometime could lead to unduly demanding on others. They are often too ego to show others the way and forget to solicit opinions and ideas from others, and they rarely ask for help. Though enjoy being in the center stage, dragons have passionate and charitable sides to their personalities. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013

People born in the Year of the Snake are charming, romantic, have excellent manners, and like to be in control. They are a skill communicator and have a good temper, yet calculating and often conservative and suspicious. They love books, photography, music, clothes, fine food, and luxurious furnishing surroundings. They have the patience to wait for the right moment to achieve their goals. Calm and attentive to the desires of their conquests, they're known as experts in the art of seduction. Their intuition guides them strongly and they have the ability to choose a companionship that gives them strong support and love. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014

People born in the Year of the Horse are highly intelligent, independent, confident, and energetic. They are high spirited, very loyal and hard working. They are also very devoted to their work and family. They feel comfortable taking calculated risks in business and will usually achieve great success. They need a partner who can take good care of them, yet allow them to pursue their adventures freely. Horses are very good at recognizing patterns of things. They are very smart and often on to the thought of the other's mind even before the other has the chance to express it. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015

People born in the Year of the Sheep are pure nature, kind-hearted, tender, polite, clever, and easily taken by sympathy. Female Sheep like to appear sharp. Sheep work very hard to accomplish their goals, but could be pessimistic sometimes and easy to complain about things. They are good team workers and often like to remain in the background of an endeavor. Sheep are generous with their time as well as their money. The quiet outer appearance of the Sheep belies his inner determination. When threatened, Sheep can respond passionately and firmly. Sheep have a special fondness for quiet living. They crave for love, attention and approval in life. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016

People born in the Year of the Monkey are very intelligent and learn things quickly. They have a magnetic personality and often gain support from families and friends. They seem full of fast moving energy and should guard against being an opportunist and distrustful of other people. Monkey have agile minds and many talents, they can master any subjects. Monkeys prefer urban life to rural. They shamelessly acknowledge their attraction to money. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017

People born in the Year of the Rooster are sociable, hard working, courageous, reckless, selfish, and creative. They are also a dreamer, flashy dresser and often full of imaginations. They enjoy singing, music, and exhibit persistence in achieving personal goals. They like to speak out their minds and often persuasive to others. They make great hosts and love entertaining. They usually keep their promises and are true to their words. They like to keep their home organized and neat. They are generous in spending money in buying furnishings for home or clothing for themselves. But that doesn't mean they don't care about money, in fact, they love to compare prices and shop for bargain. Roosters have a strong independent spirit, and they have difficulties to accept advice. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018

People born in the Year of the Dog are honest, friendly, and faithful to those they love. They are brave, generous, stubborn, reliable, and rarely withdraw from a commitment. They are also cautious; though sometimes they could put themselves in a constant worry position. They have strong morals and ethics, and are often devoted to the welfare of others and support the people around them. Dogs are introvert and rarely show their feelings. They are determined individuals, who always try to master a new subject before they start, and always finish what they start. They are also good listeners and don’t like to gossip. People born in the Year of the Dog are honest, friendly, and faithful to those they love. They are brave, generous, stubborn, reliable, and rarely withdraw from a commitment. They are also cautious; though sometimes they could put themselves in a constant worry position. They have strong morals and ethics, and are often devoted to the welfare of others and support the people around them. Dogs are introvert and rarely show their feelings. They are determined individuals, who always try to master a new subject before they start, and always finish what they start. They are also good listeners and don’t like to gossip. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.

Years: 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019

People born in the Year of the Pig are peaceful, tolerant, generous, innocent, could be too sincere and naïve sometimes to the point of doing themselves harm. They are wonderful companions, straightforward, patient, rarely criticize others and have few enemies. They are intellectuals with a very strong need to set difficult goals and carry them out. They enjoy simple and existing richness of life. They possess considerable determination. If they set their minds on something, they will continue to pursue it until they attain it. Though generally tolerant, Pigs can turn vicious when absolutely being backed into a corner. Pigs are sometimes dreamers, but sharp enough to realize what is going on. Learn more about Chinese zodiac.