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1、Chinese Zodiac Culture中国生肖文化The Origin of Chinese Zodiac生肖的起源In ancien用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化t times, our ancestors counted the years with 10 celestial stems and 12 terrestr用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ial branches. Although this was scientific, most people were illiterate and coul用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化d not memorize or calculate

2、easily. Thus the animals that influenced peoples li用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ves were chosen to symbolize the terrestrial branches: the rat, ox, tiger, rabbi用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化t, dragon，snake, horse, sheep, monkey,rooster, dog and pig.For a long time th用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ere has been a special relationship between humans

3、 and the 12 zodiacal animals.用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化Humans admired them, took them as totems, and in the artistic field, those anima用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化l signs were among the features of those themes. This can be reflected in artisa用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ns paper-cut works, NewYear pictures, pottery and bronze wares, espec

4、ially on t用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化he bronze mirrors before the appearance of glass ones, on which elaborate forms用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化showed creativity and passion as well as wishes for a good life.Character of用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化Persons under the Rat Sign鼠年出生人的性格 Though in peoples eyes, the rat is not ado用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ra

5、ble, and even some Chinese sayings that related to it have almost derogatory m用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化eanings, it ranged as the head of the Chinese zodiac. It was recognized as an an用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化imal with spirit, wit, alertness, delicacy, flexibility and vitality.People u用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化nder this rat sign are

6、usually smart and willing to accumulate wealth and to tak用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化e efforts to be successful. Throughout their life, there will be many other peop用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化le who can bring great fortune to them. Thus despite timidity, most of them are用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化happy and harmonious with others.Character

7、 of Persons under the Dragon Sign龙年用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化出生人的性格The dragon enjoys a very high reputation in Chinese culture. It is the用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化token of authority, dignity, honor, success, luck, and capacity. In ancient Chin用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化a, a dragon was thought to speed across the sky with divine power E

8、mperors entit用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化led themselves exclusively as dragon;their thrones were called dragon thrones用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化，their clothes dragon gowns.People under the sign of the dragon are lively用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化, energetic and fortunate. They often can be leaders and try to go for perfectio用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化

9、n. When they meet with difficulties, they are not discouraged. But they are a li用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ttle arrogant, and impatient, and women are over-confident. If they overcome the用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化se defects, they can have a brighter future.The Use of Zodiac Animal Signs生肖的用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化运用 A Chinese horoscop

10、e may predict that a person born in the Year of the Horse用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化is cheerful, popular and quick to compliment others. The year of a persons b用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化irth is considered the primary factor in determining a personspersonality, p用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化hysical and mental attributes, ability and level

11、of success and happiness throug用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化hout his or her lifetime. Events and occurrences in a given year are influenced用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化by the nature of that years animal Animal signs also have a useful social fun用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ction for determining someones age. Instead of asking directly how old

12、a person用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化is,the Chinese often ask about his or her animal sign, which places a person wi用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化thin a cycle of 12 years. This is a popular way to socialize.Chinas Horse Cu用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化lture中国的马文化With the development of the horse breeding industry, abundant expe用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化rien

13、ces were accumulated throughout the ages. The most famous master was named B用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ole, and others like him that followed also adopted the name.The word Bole bec用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ame a Chinese idiom. The monograph on distinguishing fine breeds of horses by Bo用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化le is the earliest of it

14、s kind in the world. Other monographs on the subject als用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化o appeared during the Tang Dynasty.Horses is China are mainly distributed in用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化the northern regions, including the vast area of Xinjiang and Qinghai in the wes用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化t of Lanzhou,lnner Mongolia,Northeast China an

15、d the northern part of North China用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化,the mountainousregions in Sichuan Province, Yunnan and Guizhou Plateau. The用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化number of horses in Northeast, Northwest and North China accounts for three-four用英语说中国文化中国生肖文化ths of the countrys total.十二生肖十二生肖的产生，有着天文学的背景。在原始时代，先民们体验着寒暑交替的循环往复

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