What year is the Year of the Monkey?

The Gregorian calendar years corresponding to the Year of the Monkey are 1992, 2004, 20 16, 2028 and 2040.

The monkey is the ninth animal in the China Zodiac, and its corresponding branch is Shen. China lunar calendar adopts the year of supporting cadres, which is also commonly known as the Year of the Monkey. Astronomical experts said that the Year of the Monkey in Shen Bing is a normal year, including seven big months (30 days) and five small months (29 days), totaling 355 days.

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The monkey was selected as the zodiac, and there is a folk story that the tiger introduced it to the king of heaven. At that time, the tiger had been selected for the zodiac. Once the tiger strayed into the hunter's net, the monkey rescued it. The tiger was grateful and recommended it as the zodiac at the request of the monkey.

According to Li Changqing in Ming Dynasty, the twelve earthly branches are related to the characters of twelve animals. His explanation of applying for monkeys in the Seventh Revision is that "applying for monkeys is three yin, negative is a curse, monkeys match it, and monkeys are also a curse". He believes that the monkey's clever and cunning character makes it the zodiac at sunset and at "Sanyin".

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