From that day onwards, the Jade Emperor deemed the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog ...

The Chinese zodiac is a 12-year continuous cycle based ... being popular amongst their friends. As the animal that arrived second to the Jade Emperor’s Palace (behind only the Rat who tricked ...

There is a 12-year-cycle in Chinese culture; this is why there are 12 zodiac animals! In ancient China, the Jade Emperor needed to choose which animals would make up the 12 to represent the 12 ...

The story goes that, centuries ago, the Jade Emperor was looking for a way in which his people could measure time. So he ...