The Greater Chinese Zodiac refers to the Ox, Tiger, Dragon, Snake and Dog in the Chinese Zodiac. The others are Rat, Rabbit, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster and Pig. Other sayings: Ox, Tiger, Dragon and Horse are the major phases and the rest are minor phases.

Introduction of phases:

The twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, also known as the phases of the genus, is a famous traditional culture of the ancient Chinese folklore to this day, and the twelve earthly branches of the twelve animals to match the year of birth of the person, respectively, containing: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the chicken, the dog, and the pig.

The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to Hubei Yunmeng Sleeping Tiger and Gansu Tianshui Fumatan unearthed Qin Jian can be seen, the pre-Qin period that there is a relatively complete system of the Chinese zodiac exists. The earliest document that records the same twelve zodiac signs as in modern times is Wang Chong's "Lun Heng" of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

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The twelve Chinese zodiac folk tales:

Xuan Yuan Huangdi to choose twelve animals as the palace guards, the cat to the mouse to enroll, the results of the mouse forgot, from then on, the cat to see the mouse on the hunt for revenge. Originally pushed the cow as the first, the mouse secretly climbed on the back of the cow to take precedence. The tiger and the dragon were not convinced, and were made gods of the mountains and of the sea, and ranked behind the ox.

The rabbit was not convinced, and wanted to race with the dragon, and the rabbit ran in front of the dragon. The dog was not pleased and bit the rabbit in a fit of anger, and was penalized by coming first in the countdown. There was also a battle between the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, and the chicken, and in the end the pig ran to take the bottom spot.?

The legend also explains why there is no cat in the Chinese zodiac. In fact, there were no cats in ancient China, and the Chinese zodiac had already been formed when the domestic cat was introduced to China. This legend, which borders on a children's story, is far from a scientific explanation of the problem.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Chinese Zodiac

Baidu Encyclopedia - Chinese Zodiac