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to Shengxiao
In the Chinese zodiac, twelve animals are used to denote
the year of a person's birth: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit,
dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and
pig. This is called a person's shengxiao (sheng means
the year of birth, xiao means resemblance) or shuxiang. Since ancient
times, Chinese have denominated years using combinations
of 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches to form
sixty-year cycles. The 10 Heavenly Stems are: Jia, Yi,
Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren and Gui. The 12
Earthly Branches are: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu,
Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai. This year, February 9 is the
first day of Yiyou, which is the twenty-second year of
the sixty-year cycle.
As well as being associated with each year, the same
twelve animals and Earthly Branches are assigned to each
month and to a two-hour period of the day. Their origin
is variously explained by a number of stories and
theories.
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One legend is that the order of animals is the result of
squabbles that followed Emperor Xuanyuan's summoning
them to be his imperial bodyguards. The rat tricked the
cat out of going, and ever since they have been enemies.
The rat also managed to drive the elephant away by
climbing into his trunk. Of the other animals, the ox
took the lead, but the rat jumped onto its back,
hitching a ride into first place. The pig, busy
complaining about this, came last. Since the tiger and
dragon refused to accept the result, the Emperor
compensated them with the titles "King of the Mountain"
and "King of the Ocean," and placed them immediately
after the rat and ox.
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But the rabbit would not accept
this either, so raced and won against the dragon for
fourth place. The dissatisfied dog bit the rabbit, and
was punished with penultimate place. The other animals
filled the other positions in the order in which they
arrived.
The use of 12 animal symbols is not unique to the Hans
in China. Many minority ethnic groups have their own
series with minor differences. For example, Mongolians
use tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey,
rooster, dog, pig, rat and ox; the Dai people use rat,
ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey,
rooster, dog and elephant; and the Li people use
rooster, dog, pig, rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon,
snake, horse, sheep and monkey. Some believe that the
Han inherited their twelve from northern tribes in
ancient times. Another possibility is that exchange
between different cultures cultivated the various
sequences of twelve.
Shengxiao are held to be of great significance by many
Chinese, and people tell numerous stories and follow
rich and colorful customs associated with the Earthly
Branches:
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Toperfect's glost firing crafts of Shengxiao
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offers glost firing craft of Shengxiao. As we have
already known that, Shengxiao is regarded with great
significance by many Chinese. Especially during the year
which you was born, people always attach great
significance to the year. Toperfect's glost firing
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glost firing Shengxiao crafts and you are sure to get
good luck from them.
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