What are the zodiac signs in China?

Zodiac refers to the cows, tigers, dragons, snakes and dogs in the 12 zodiac animals. Other mice, rabbits, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens and pigs are all small genera. Other sayings: cattle, tigers, dragons and horses are big genera, and the rest are small genera.

Introduction of the zodiac:

The Zodiac, also known as the Zodiac, is a well-known traditional culture in ancient China, which matches the twelve earthly branches with twelve kinds of animals in the year of birth, including rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.

The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to the Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Yunmeng Shuihudi, Hubei Province and Fangmatan, Tianshui, Gansu Province, there was a relatively complete zodiac system in the pre-Qin period. The earliest handed down document of China Zodiac is Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

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Folk stories of the zodiac;

Xuanyuan Huangdi wanted to choose twelve kinds of animals as court guards, and the cat asked the mouse to sign up. As a result, the mouse forgot, and since then, the cat has been seeking revenge when it sees the mouse. Originally, the cow pushed first, and the mouse sneaked up the cow's back and took the lead. Not convinced, the tiger and dragon were named as mountain gods and sea gods, ranking behind cattle.

The rabbit refused to accept it and wanted to race the dragon. The rabbit ran in front of the dragon. The dog was so angry that he didn't want to bite the rabbit that he was finally punished. Snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys and chickens also went through some contests, and finally pigs came to occupy the last position. ?

This legend also explains why there are no cats in the zodiac. In fact, there were no cats in ancient China, and the zodiac was formed when domestic cats were introduced to China. This legend, which is similar to children's stories, is far from a scientific explanation of the problem.

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