What does the number 12 mean in China?

There are twelve chronologies of heavenly stems and earthly branches in ancient China and China. There are also twelve Chinese zodiac signs, twelve o'clock and twelve months, and there are twelve spikes on the crown of the ancient emperor.

1. China people have twelve constellations.

Including rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.

There are twelve months in a year.

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3. There are twelve hours in a day, corresponding to twelve branches.

Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Wu, Shen, You.

4. Jesus has twelve disciples

Namely, Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James, thaddeus (also the son of James), Simon of Fenrui, Matthias and Judas Iscariot.

There are twelve constellations in the west.

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.

6. Time and calendar

The period of the earth's revolution around the sun is about 12 times that of the moon's revolution around the earth, so the number 12 is of special significance to human timing and calendar.

In order to mark the position of the sun on the ecliptic every month, the Babylonians divided the sky that the sun passes through every month into 12 constellations, that is, the zodiac, and the 12 constellation of the zodiac (that is, the 12 constellation) is Pisces. In ancient China, the Chinese zodiac on Sunday was divided into twelve days and twelve times.

7. Health care

Physiologically, most people have 12 pairs of ribs. The part from the pylorus of the stomach to the small intestine is called the duodenum. The related diseases are duodenitis and duodenal ulcer, and the parasite is duodenal worm. This operation is called duodenectomy. According to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the human body has twelve meridians. The twelve meridians is separated from the elbows and knees of the limbs.

The branch running along the chest, abdomen and head is called the twelve meridians; The area of the whole body muscle divided by the twelve meridians circulation distribution is called the twelve meridians; The twelve meridians's important acupoints near the wrist and ankle joints are called Twelve Original Acupoints. According to the the twelve meridians circulation distribution, the skin area on the body surface is called twelve skins; The specific point where the qi of zang-fu organs gathers in the chest and abdomen is called Moxue point, with 12.