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Astrology -These 12 animal images represent the Chinese zodiac signs. Their most recent five zodiac sign years are shown. Each zodiac animal's year comes around every 12 years. Click an image to learn more about its zodiac sign.

Chinese Zodiac Origins - The 12 animals were chosen deliberately, after many revisions. The zodiac animals are either closely related to ancient Chinese people's daily lives, or have lucky meanings.

The ox, horse, goat, rooster, pig, and dog are six of the main domestic animals raised by Chinese people. The other six animals: rat, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, and monkey are all loved by the Chinese people.