Little is known about the China Zodiac.

1. 12 What do you know about the zodiac?

There is a myth about the origin of the zodiac: in those days, the Yellow Emperor in Xuanyuan wanted to choose twelve kinds of animals as court guards, and the cat held the animal images in the zodiac songs.

The mouse signed up, but the mouse forgot. As a result, the cat was not chosen, and since then, it has made enemies with the mouse. The elephant also came to the competition, and the mouse got into its nose and drove it away. The rest of the animals, originally headed by cows, were rushed to the backs of cows, and pigs also booed, so rats ranked first and pork chops ranked last. The tiger and the dragon refused to accept it, and were named king of the mountain and king of the sea, ranking behind the mouse and the cow. The rabbit refused to accept it again, raced with the dragon and finally reached the dragon. The dog was unfair and bit the rabbit in a rage, so he was punished from the bottom. Snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys and chickens have also gone through some contests and arranged their positions one by one. Finally, the order of rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs was formed.

2. Knowledge of the zodiac

Generally speaking, the zodiac refers to rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs, which are represented by twelve earthly branches, namely ugly rats (cows), ugly rats (snakes), ugly rats (rabbits), morning (dragons), noon (snakes) and noon (pigs).

Rat: attraction, social skills, influence, intelligence, frugality, charm, tension, power desire, wordiness, cunning, greed, intervention.

Cattle: integrity, innovation, purposefulness, diligence, stability, good words, stubbornness, indifference, prejudice, dullness and revenge.

Tiger: Enthusiasm, good luck, courage, charity, charm, authority, impulsiveness, boasting, irritability, indulgence, disobedience and drifting with the flow. Rabbit: wit, cleanliness, caution, skill, longevity, virtue, secrecy, amateur, too formal, melancholy, self-show, kindness, hope,

Dragon: strength, enthusiasm, success, courage, health, passion, rigidity, confusion, distrust, boasting and dissatisfaction. Snakes: intuition, wisdom, attraction, vigilance, caution, sympathy, cover-up, greed, luxury, arrogance, laziness and narcissism.

Ma: Persuasiveness, fashion, autonomy, sensitivity, popularity, achievement, selfishness, haste, arrogance, impatience, resistance and conceit.

Sheep: invention, whimsy, sensitivity, courtesy, perseverance, taste, attachment, pessimism, lack of foresight, unreality, dullness and anxiety.

Monkeys: improvisation, leadership, wit, intelligence, stability, loyalty, cunning, self-confidence, trickery, stupidity, rap and speculation.

Chicken: flexible, conservative, enthusiastic, beautiful, frank, humorous, arrogant, boastful, idolatrous and dissolute. Dogs: persistent, responsible, brave, intelligent, respectable, moral, uneasy, sarcastic, critical, unsociable, self-righteous and smooth.

Pig: Cautious, cheerful, brave, educated, sincere, honest, credulous, materialistic, angry, hesitant and stupid.

3. 12 What is the zodiac knowledge?

There is a myth about the origin of the zodiac: In those days, Xuanyuan Huangdi wanted to choose twelve kinds of animals as court guards, and the cat asked the mouse to sign up for the animal sorting image in the song of the zodiac, but the mouse forgot. As a result, the cat didn't choose it, and since then, it has made enemies with the mouse.

The elephant also came to the competition, and the mouse got into its nose and drove it away. The rest of the animals, originally headed by cows, were rushed to the backs of cows, and pigs also booed, so rats ranked first and pork chops ranked last. The tiger and the dragon refused to accept it, and were named king of the mountain and king of the sea, ranking behind the mouse and the cow.

The rabbit refused to accept it again, raced with the dragon and finally reached the dragon. The dog was unfair and bit the rabbit in a rage, so he was punished from the bottom.

Snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys and chickens have also gone through some contests and arranged their positions one by one. Finally, the order of rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs was formed.

4. 10 Chinese knowledge questions 1. Fill in the Chinese zodiac in brackets to form 12 Chinese zodiac allegorical sayings. () out of the hole.

Mouse) out of the hole-look around (old cow) eating grass-speak hesitatingly (chicken) to pay New Year greetings to the weasel-kiss up to the snake in the hole-blind people of unknown length ride blind (horse)-run around (monkey) pulling a cart-jump and jump. 2. "Three Friends in Cold Years" refers to: Song. The other two are (my university), (on earth). Write the meaning of the following pronouns: "Xinglin" means _ _ medical field _ "Li Tao" means _ _ student _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 7. "One is Xianpa in Yuen Long, and the other is Meiyu Innocent. If there is no strange fate, I will meet him again in this life; You said that fate is strange, how can your heart be empty? " This poem hints at the fate of two people in A Dream of Red Mansions. Among them, "Yuen Long Xianpa" refers to (Lin Daiyu) and "Mei Yu Innocent" refers to (Jia Baoyu). 8. Fill in idioms and connect words. Guess the answer (1) thousands of miles (half) away, the mountain (green) forest hero (1) exploded (half-way waste (red) for a moment (1) and made great efforts to cure (half-way) becoming a monk (happy) looking abroad (rainy) and then mushroomed. When people are idle (osmanthus fragrans), the night is quiet and the spring mountains are empty. (2) When you come back from a holiday in the mountains, it will be (chrysanthemum). (3) Egrets fly in front of Mount Cisse, and (peach blossoms) flow with mandarin fish fertilizer. (4) The next day, the lotus leaves are infinitely bright, reflecting different colors of the sun (lotus). (5) There are thousands of trees (pear blossoms) popping up at night in the strong wind like spring. Flying into (cauliflower) is nowhere to be found. 10. "The Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes. Success or failure is at stake. Qingshan is still there, and the sunset glow is red several times. " This is the opening words of China's classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

There is little knowledge about time and the zodiac.

The selection and arrangement of animals in the zodiac are determined according to the daily activity time of animals. Since the Han Dynasty, China has used the twelve earthly branches to record the twelve hours of a day, and each hour is equivalent to two hours.

Childhood: at night 1 1 to early morning 1, rats are most active at this time.

Clowny time: at 1 3 am, cows are ruminating.

Yin Shi: From 3: 00 to 5: 00, at this time, tigers are foraging everywhere, which is the fiercest.

Shi Mao: From five to seven, before the sun rises, the moon is still in the sky. At this time, Yutu is busy making medicine.

Chen Shi: From 7: 00 to 9: 00 in the morning, it's a good time for the dragon to rain.

Shi Si: From 9: 00 to 1 1, the snake began to become active.

Noon: 1 1: 00 a.m. to 1: 00 p.m., when the sun is shining, it's time to be free.

Inappropriate: In the afternoon 1 00 to 3: 00, sheep will grow stronger if they eat grass.

Shen Shi: From 3 pm to 5 pm, monkeys are more active at this time.

You Shi: From 5: 00 to 7: 00, when night falls, the chickens begin to return to their nests.

Kistler: From 7: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm, the dog began to watch the night.

Shi Hai: From 9: 00 p.m. to 1 1 p.m., all is silent and pigs are snoring and sleeping.

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6. There is little knowledge about time and the zodiac.

The selection and arrangement of animals in the zodiac are determined according to the daily activity time of animals.

Since the Han Dynasty, twelve earthly branches have been used in China to record twelve hours in a day, and each hour is equivalent to two hours, from 1 1 p.m. to 1 p.m., when rats are most active. Clowny time: at 1 3 am, cows are ruminating.

Yin Shi: From 3: 00 to 5: 00, at this time, tigers are foraging everywhere, which is the fiercest. Shi Mao: From five to seven, before the sun rises, the moon is still in the sky. At this time, Yutu is busy making medicine.

Chen Shi: From 7: 00 to 9: 00 in the morning, it's a good time for the dragon to rain. Shi Si: From 9: 00 to 1 1, the snake began to become active.

Noon: 1 1: 00 a.m. to 1: 00 p.m., when the sun is shining, it is time to be free. Inappropriate: In the afternoon 1 00 to 3: 00, sheep will grow stronger if they eat grass.

Shen Shi: From 3 pm to 5 pm, monkeys are more active at this time. You Shi: From 5: 00 to 7: 00, when night falls, the chickens begin to return to their nests.

Kistler: From 7: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm, the dog began to watch the night. Shi Hai: From 9: 00 p.m. to 1 1 p.m., all is silent and pigs are snoring and sleeping.

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7. Common sense: What are the zodiac signs?

The Zodiac, also known as the Zodiac, is twelve kinds of animals in China that match the twelve earthly branches according to the year of birth, including rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.

The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Yunmeng Sleeping Tiger Land in Hubei Province and Fangmatan in Tianshui, Gansu Province, a relatively complete zodiac system existed as early as the pre-Qin period. The earliest handed down document that recorded the same Chinese zodiac as today was Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The zodiac is an intuitive representation of the twelve earthly branches, namely, Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Xu (chicken). In modern times, more people regard the zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival and become a symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.

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8. Short stories of the zodiac

The story about the zodiac is a very interesting topic. The stories mentioned here include myths, legends and allusions.

In the ranking of the zodiac, why do mice rank first with their younger generation? First of all, this question puzzles the sages of mankind and the wise men of today: in terms of size, the mouse is so small that people can hold it in the palm of their hands and play with it. It is the smallest of the 12 zodiac signs. ; On brute force, it can hardly be compared with the strength of cattle, the fierceness of tigers, the divine power of dragons and the prancing of horses. In terms of quality, the steadfastness of cattle, the kindness of rabbits, the diligence of horses, the meekness of sheep and the reality of pigs are all many times better than those of mice. On wisdom again, the cleverness of monkeys and the cleverness of dogs are above that of mice.

To say the least, even if snakes are the most vicious, I'm afraid they have to be in front of mice. But the fact is that the little mouse is the first in the zodiac! This problem is still an unsolved case. Some people say that the legal newspaper probably has only one explanation: the guy who ranks the zodiac is a corrupt official, taking bribes and bending the law. He accepted the huge interests of the mouse, made a power and money transaction, and put the first gold crown on the head of a little mouse without virtue and talent.

This is of course just a far-fetched joke. But it is true that human beings have never found a convincing explanation for this.

However, human beings are, after all, the smartest advanced animals among animals. Many years after the zodiac was confirmed, people finally made up a folk story that may be self-deceiving and self-explanatory, so as to explain why rats rank first in the zodiac. This story called "the biggest mouse" is spread in the Central Plains of Hunan and Hubei. After the mouse, cow, horse and sheep were elected as the zodiac, the mouse said, "I should be the first."

"Cows, horses and sheep were unconvinced and said," Why do you rank first? "The mouse said," I am old, so I want to be in the first place. "Cattle and horses can't help laughing." Are you the same age as us? "The mouse said," We don't count when we argue, so let others tell us.

"Cattle, horses, sheep, etc. Everyone agrees to be censored. So they discussed ways: led by cows, horses, sheep and mice, they walked through the streets one by one to see what people said.

In the street, a cow came and people said, "This cow is very strong." When the horse came, people said, "This horse is really tall.

When the sheep came, people said, "This sheep is very fat." Finally, the mouse swaggered over with a belly. People saw a big mouse suddenly coming out of the street, and they all chased it and shouted, "What a big mouse! What a big mouse! "In this way, cows, horses and sheep have nothing to say. Let the mice come first.

In addition, there is a similar story about the ranking of the twelve genera among the people. There is also an interesting story about how the zodiac signs are arranged: at the beginning of chaos, just after heavenly stems and earthly branches, the Jade Emperor ordered the gathering of all the animals in the world, and selected the zodiac signs according to the twelve branches of purple, ugly, yin, wool, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai.

After the news came out, it alarmed two good friends, Flower Cat and Mouse. The flower cat said to the mouse, "I will be elected in heaven at five tomorrow." I have a problem with sleepiness. Please call me then! " The mouse repeatedly said, "OK, OK!" " But the next morning, the dishonest mouse got up secretly and left without saying goodbye.

On this day, Yunnan, the beast in Lingxiao Hall, began to be selected. According to the difference between heaven and earth, the Jade Emperor selected twelve kinds of land and water animals, including dragon, tiger, ox, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, rabbit, snake and mouse, as the zodiac. The rooster had two beautiful horns at that time and was also included in the beast.

The Jade Emperor was about to give up his seat for them when he saw the black raccoon pig coming out. Although it is stupid, it likes to make trouble. It said, "Since the Jade Emperor has chosen a leader, I am willing to share your worries, be a just person and arrange my brothers in turn." The Jade Emperor was overjoyed. He told the pig to be selfless and cut off contacts, so he retired from the DPRK.

As soon as the Jade Emperor left, the zodiac became a pot of porridge. At the beginning, everyone unanimously elected a gentle and generous workhorse to sit in the first place. Even the mighty tiger and black dragon respected it and agreed.

However, the mouse in the corner appeared and proposed * * *. It says, "I have a large number. If you don't believe me, let's have a competition in the world and listen to people's comments.

"So the cow and the mouse came to the busy street. When the cow passed through the crowd, people didn't respond.

At this time, the mouse "whistled" and climbed onto the cow's back to make a standing pile. People in the street shouted, "What a big mouse!" By the time people took out sticks to hit them, the mouse had run away. When the mouse came back to brag, all the animals were keen on cows. Only the black pig is secretly happy. It feels that only in this way, no matter how big or small, it is difficult to distinguish between good and bad, so it may be an impostor and it also benefits from it. So, with a stroke of a pen, it picked the mouse first and put the old cow behind.

This annoyed the tiger and the black dragon. They shouted loudly and made all the animals tremble. All the animals are busy worshipping dragons and tigers, unanimously electing tigers as mountain kings and black dragons as fish kings to rule the world.

The monkey wrote a gold plaque with the word "Wang" for the tiger and hung it on the tiger's forehead. The rooster gave the black dragon two horns. Since then, the black dragon has been crowned.

Tigers and black dragons have power in the world, so they are only behind rats and bulls. At this moment, another rabbit in trouble jumped out. It sneered and said, "Hey, hey! I am almost like a mouse in appearance, but I am bigger than a mouse in height. I am the guardian of the mountain king, and I should be in front of the sea king.

Hearing this, the black dragon was furious and said, "Don't force it. If you don't believe me, we'll have a game. " Black pig listened to his heart and said, "It's a deal. Let's race and let the hounds be your judges.

"Dogs and chickens have been at odds. Seeing the chicken please the dragon, I wanted to take the opportunity to make fun of it. They chose a thorny runway and secretly said to the rabbit, "Your tail is too long, which will hinder the race.". You should suffer and give up what you want. "It cut off a big tail for the rabbit, leaving only a small tail.

The game has started. The black dragon wandered in the clouds and soon flew to the front. However, when he ran into the bushes, his horns were entangled in vines and he couldn't get them off. The rabbit jumped eighteen times and ran to the finish line in one breath.

Black pig ignored the opposition of all animals and put the rabbit behind the tiger in front of the black dragon. The dog went to congratulate the rabbit.

9. Who can talk about the knowledge of the zodiac?

Since Shun Di's time, the Zodiac animals in China have been using a "chronology of branches and leaves" composed of ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches.

The method of zoological chronology originated from nomadic people in the west and north of ancient China. The zodiac was first seen in The Book of Songs, the world's first collection of poems.

"The Book of Songs Xiaoya Chegong Chapter" says: "At noon on an auspicious day, my horse is insufficient." The theory of the zodiac should be formed in the Han Dynasty at the latest, and the zodiac has been formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The use of the Chinese zodiac has appeared at least in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. However, in the mid-1970s, thousands of bamboo slips were found in the cultural relics unearthed from Qin TombNo. 1 1 in Yunmeng Shuihudi, Hubei Province. This miracle proves that the zodiac was used during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Because Qin Tomb No.11 was built in the thirty years of the first emperor, that is, 2 17 BC. [Origin and Legend of the Zodiac] According to the literature, there were twelve earthly branches in the Yellow Emperor era, which were related to the twelve constellations such as Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer. The earliest twelve earthly branches and twelve constellations represented twelve different months and festivals every year.

Ten characters, such as A, B, C and D, were invented in the Shang Dynasty. Later, people who studied numerology called it heavenly stem, which was used in combination with earthly branches, such as Jia Zi and E Yuan, to calculate the year, month, day and time. According to legend, this was Dong Fangshuo's idea in the Han Dynasty, which used twelve kinds of animals instead of twelve earthly branches to represent the twelve-month season.

In Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is a clear record in Yan Dou. He mentioned the names of twelve animals. According to the zodiac, the year also began in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

As for why twelve animals are chosen as symbols, it may be related to totems at the earliest. In ancient times, all tribes would choose an animal that they were particularly afraid of or loved, and take its pattern as the symbol of their tribe.

Some people think that the zodiac first appeared in writing. A day and night is twenty-four hours. Ancient astronomers divided a day and night into twelve hours.

At the same time, when they watch the celestial phenomena, they determine the zodiac according to the living habits and activities of twelve animals. From 11: 00 pm to 1: 00 am the next day, it is the time for mice to move in the dead of night, and they are called "mice".

From/kloc-0 to 3 am, it's ugly. Cattle are used to eating grass at night, and farmers often get up late at night to feed them, so they are called "ugly cows".

From three to five in the morning, it belongs to Yin Shi. At this time, tigers lying during the day and walking at night are the fiercest. The ancients often heard tigers roaring at this time, so they were called "silver tigers".

From five to seven in the morning, it's Shi Mao. At dawn, rabbits leave their nests and like to eat grass with morning dew, so they are called "hairy rabbits".

Seven to nine in the morning is the time of day. It's usually foggy at this time. It is said that Longxi is flying in the clouds, which is worth the rising sun, so it is called "Chen Long".

It's the fourth time from 9 am to 1 1. The fog cleared, the sun was shining, and the snake came out of the hole to feed and pretended to be a "snake".

From eleven o'clock to one o'clock at noon, it is noon. In ancient times, wild horses were not tamed by humans. At noon, they run around screaming, so they are called "afternoon horses".

1: 00 to 3: 00 in the afternoon is inappropriate. Some places call it "sheep out of the slope", which means it is a good time to herd sheep, so it is called "Weiyang".

From 3 pm to 5 pm, it is the application time. When the sun goes down in the west, the monkey likes to crow, so it is called "Shen Monkey".

From five o'clock to seven o'clock in the afternoon, it is unitary time. When the sun goes down, the chicken spins in front of the nest, so it is called "unitary chicken".

From 7 pm to 9 pm, it is a time of sadness. After a hard day's work, I bolted the door and got ready to have a rest.

The dog crouched in front of the door to guard. As soon as there is movement, it barks and screams, so it is called "dog". From 9: 00 pm to 1 1, it is Shihai.

You can hear the sound of the pig arch in the dead of night, so it is called "sea pig". In this way, the time of day is arranged by animals: mice, ugly cows, silver tigers, rabbits, Chen Long, uncles, afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and porcupines.

Later, people used this method to determine the year, and the zodiac appeared. There is a similar saying that twelve animals deserve twelve hours.

It is said that heaven and earth were formed at the beginning of life without gaps, so gas can't escape and matter can't be used. When bitten by a mouse, the gas escapes and the substance can be used. Rats have the power to open celestial bodies, and they belong to rats when they are young.

The mouse opens the gap between heaven and earth, the cow comes out to farm, and the clown belongs to the cow. Legend has it that people are born in Yin, and the word "Yin" means awe. In ancient times, people were most afraid of tigers, so Yin was a tiger.

Shi Mao has entered the early morning, but the sun has not yet come out. It is the moon that illuminates the earth, and the only animal in the moon palace is the "Jade Rabbit", so Shi Mao is a rabbit. Legend has it that when the dragon rains, this time naturally belongs to the dragon.

Snakes are good at hiding their whereabouts with grass. It is said that when they were young, they didn't swim on the road where people walked, so they didn't hurt people, so they belonged to snakes. At noon, the yang reaches the limit, and the yin is just about to produce, so the horse can't run without land. It belongs to the yin beast, so it belongs to the horse at noon.

Legend has it that sheep eat untimely grass, which does not affect the regeneration of grass. If it is untimely, it will be returned to sheep. Shen means "stretch". Monkeys are best at stretching, bending and crawling, so Shen is a monkey.

At this time, the chicken began to return to the nest, and it was a chicken at this time. When it is getting dark, the dog begins to "work" and look after the home. At this point, it belongs to the dog.

At night, everything is silent and the world is chaotic, and pigs, like the chaos of heaven and earth, know nothing but "eat", so Shihai naturally belongs to pigs. In the northwest of Lishan ancestral temple in Lintong, Shaanxi Province, there is a huge monument engraved with the images of twelve animals, such as rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs, which is called "Twelve Elephant Stones".

There is another interesting legend about this "Twelve Elephant Stones". In ancient times, there was a "heavenly stems and earthly branches calendar year".

I also think that the chronology of cadres and branches is more complicated and it is not easy to win the hearts of the people. Therefore, it is suggested that the zodiac be used to mark the year. The Yellow Emperor agreed to this suggestion and ordered Cang Xie to do it.

On the first day of the first month of this year, all the animals in the world were gathered in front of The Yellow Emperor's Palace Temple to take part in the election. When the animals heard the news, they all cheered and rushed to prepare for the meeting.

Among them, the cow knew that her legs and feet were slow, so she left home on New Year's Eve and got the first place in the exam. The second is a tiger, the third is a rabbit, the fourth is a dragon, and then there are snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs, pigs and mice.

Dragons are dignified, covered in scales and shining; Eyes are round, like bright lights; Silver beard and gold beard.