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Happy Chinese New Year!

The Chinese zodiac is made up 12 animal symbols, long long ago,all the animals lined up on the bank of a river and were given the task of getting to the opposite shore, with the order set by the order in which the animals managed to reach the other side. The cat wondered how he would get across if he was afraid of water.

Dragon people are said to be innovative and enterprising£¬flexible but self assured and brave. They are passionate, but can be quick tempered, and are sometimes accused of being conceited or tactless.

As well as the twelve animal signs, Chinese astrology also incorporates five elements-metal, water, wood fire and earth-with each element combining with an animal symbol in sixty year cycle. Dragons born in 2012 will be a water dragon.

According to astrologists, water has a calming effect on the Dragon’s fearless temperament that allows the Dragon to re-direct its enthusiasm, and makes him more perceptive of others. These Dragons are better equipped to take a step back to re-evaluate a situation because they understand the art of patience and do not desire the spotlight like other Dragons. Therefore, they make smart decisions and are able to see eye-to-eye with other people. However, their actions can go wrong if they do not research or if they do not finish one project before starting another.

At the same time, the OX wondered how he would cross with his poor eyesight. The calculating rat suggested that he and the cat jump onto the OX’s back and guide him across . The OX was steady and hard-working so that he did not notice a commotion on his back. In the meantime, the rat sneaked up behind the unsuspecting cat and shoved him into the water. Just as the OX came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first. The lazy pig came to the far shore in twelfth place. And so the rat got the first year named after him, the OX got the second year,and the pig ended up as the last year in the cycle. The cat finished too late to win any place in the calendar, and vowed to be the enemy of the rat forevermore. The dragon came fifth.


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