Zodiac Rabbit

Author: Zhang Yanxing, Duan Dongsheng
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: "Twelve in the nation, one for everyone," such a riddle is clearly designed for the answer "Twelve Zodiac Animals," and it's also hard to find any other cultural phenomenon that has achieved such widespread as the Twelve Zodiac culture. Perhaps many people do not understand what "culture" is, do not understand that the Twelve Zodiac is a folk culture, but almost everyone knows the zodiac signs and what their own sign is. "The Rat in Zi, the Ox in Chou, the Tiger in Yin, the Rabbit in Mao, the Dragon in Chen, the Snake in Si, the Horse in Wu, the Goat in Wei, the Monkey in Shen, the Rooster in You, the Dog in Xu, the Pig in Hai." Not only has it become a catchy children's rhyme, but even illiterate people often count them off on their fingers. Today, as a folk culture that prevails among the people and is more passed down orally, the zodiac culture seems to have transcended class and age, integrating into everyone's life. Have you not seen that during the so-called "Year of the Self" (one's own zodiac sign year), people of all backgrounds and statuses always add a touch of red to their clothing to ward off evil; and how many people link the zodiac to fate, with weddings, funerals, marriage, and childbirth, being influenced by it to a certain extent. Such extreme "zodiac" examples as pregnant women having an early cesarean section to ensure their child has a "good zodiac sign" are often reported in the news. As the New Year approaches, from the media to the public, the entire nation discusses auspicious signs related to the zodiac. The zodiac culture is so deeply rooted that as an ancient folk cultural phenomenon, it has become an integral part of Chinese culture. As publishers who focus on the study and dissemination of traditional Chinese culture, providing readers with a book that summarizes, showcases, and presents the connotations, historical heritage, and basic composition of this culture should be seen as our responsibility, so that every zodiac sign holder who wishes to understand its knowledge can benefit from it, or for those who need answers for temporary needs.