Year of the Tiger

The Year of the Tiger is determined according to the traditional calendar of China. The "tiger" in the zodiac corresponds to the yin in the twelve earthly branches. The year of the tiger is a cloudy year, and every twelve years is regarded as a cycle. For example, Gregorian calendar 20 10 basically corresponds to the year of the tiger, which is the year of Gengyin. The Year of the Tiger is as follows:

1902 (Renyin), 19 14 (Jiayin) 1926 (Bingyin) 1938 (Wuyin) 1950 (Gengyin)/kloc.

Tiger is the third of the 12 Zodiacs, and it belongs to the yin among the 12 branches, so it is also called "Tiger Time" from 3 am to 5 am at 12 o'clock every day.

Folklore of China Zodiac.

Xuanyuan Huangdi wanted to choose twelve kinds of animals as court guards, and the cat asked the mouse to sign up. As a result, the mouse forgot, and the cat took revenge on the mouse from then on. Originally, the cow pushed first, and the mouse sneaked up the cow's back and took the lead. Not convinced, the tiger and dragon were named as mountain gods and sea gods, ranking behind cattle. The rabbit refused to accept it and wanted to race the dragon. The rabbit ran in front of the dragon.

The dog was so angry that he didn't want to bite the rabbit that he was finally punished. Snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys and chickens also went through some contests, and finally pigs came to occupy the last position.

This legend also explains why there are no cats in the zodiac. In fact, there were no cats in ancient China, and the zodiac was formed when domestic cats were introduced to China. This legend, which is similar to children's stories, is far from a scientific explanation of the problem.