With Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year) quickly approaching, some may wonder why this coming year is the Year of the Snake, why each year is represented by an animal and the story behind it all.

According to legend, the Jade Emperor held a race to determine how to name each year ... There are 12 animals in the Chinese ...

There is also a popular legend about the Chinese Zodiac Signs, Britannica says. Legend says the Jade emperor initiated a race ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Chinese names, when romanized using Pinyin, often lose cultural context and create ambiguity, making it difficult to infer details like gender. This is due to ...

They thought the new year should have a name. They were arguing because each animal wanted the year to be named after itself. The noise was so great that they disturbed the Jade Emperor.

In Chinese tradition, each year is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals: The rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog and pig. In 2025 Chinese New Year ...