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Zodiac Sign of the Snake, Sixth of the Chinese Zodiac
Zodiac Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: si
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): fire
Yin Yang: yin
Auspicious Directions: northeast, southwest and south
Lucky Colors: red, light yellow, black
Unlucky Colors: white, golden, brown
Lucky Numbers: 2, 8, 9
Unlucky Numbers: 1, 6, 7
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Zodiac Sign of the Dragon, Fifth of the Chinese Zodiac
Zodiac Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: chen
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): earth
Yin Yang: yang
Auspicious Directions: west, north, northwest
Lucky Colors: golden, silver, hoary
Unlucky Colors: red, green, purple, black
Lucky Numbers: 1, 7, 6
Unlucky Numbers: 9, 8, 3
Lucky F...
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Zodiac Sign of the Rabbit, Forth of the Chinese Zodiac
Zodiac Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: mao
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): wood
Yin Yang: yin
Auspicious Directions: east, southeast, south
Lucky Colors: red, pink, purple, blue
Unlucky Colors: dark brown, dark yellow, white
Lucky Numbers: 3, 4, 9
Unlucky Numbers: 1, 7, 8
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Zodiac Sign of the Tiger, Third of the Chinese Zodiac
Zodiac Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: yin
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): wood
Yin Yang: yang
Auspicious Directions: south, east, southeast
Lucky Colors: blue, grey, white, orange
Unlucky Colors: golden, silver, brown, black
Lucky Numbers: 1, 3, 4
Unlucky Numbers: 6, 7, 8
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Zodiac Sign of the Ox, Second of the Chinese Zodiac
Zodiac Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: chou
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): earth
Yin Yang: yin
Auspicious Directions: southeast, south and north
Lucky Colors: blue, red, purple
Unlucky Colors: white, green
Lucky Numbers: 9, 1
Unlucky Numbers: 3, 4
Lucky Flowers: tulip, everg...
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Zodiac Sign of the Rat, First of the Chinese Zodiac
Zodiac Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: Zi
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): water
Yin Yang: yang
Auspicious Directions: southeast, northeast
Lucky Colors: blue, golden, green
Unlucky Colors: yellow, brown
Lucky Numbers: 2, 3
Unlucky Numbers: 5, 9
Lucky Flowers: lily, African vi...
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Tea and Horse Caravan Road, Southern Silk Road of China
Tea and Horse Caravan Road is an ancient commercial passage. As its name indicates, Tea and Horse Caravan Road was of great significance to the trade of tea and horse, but other products passed it along as well.
History
The history of Tea and Horse Caravan Road can be traced back to th...
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Chinese Umbrellas
The Chinese are thought to have created the first waterproof umbrella and it has existed for over 3,000 years. In the beginning, Chinese umbrellas were made of silk, and later paper umbrellas came into being. The frames of most umbrellas in China were and are made from bamboo or mulberry bark.
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Chinese Stone Lion, a Culturally Symbolic Decoration
Carved out of stone or marble, the stone lion is often used as a kind of decoration standing in front of traditional Chinese architectures, such as imperial palace, temple, Buddha pagoda, bridge, mausoleum, mansion, gardens and so on. Generally, the stone lion is made in pairs, with the male resti...
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Four Great Inventions of Ancient China
The compass, papermaking, gunpowder, and printing are four great inventions by ancient Chinese people. These four inventions proved the development of Chinese civilization in ancient times which also had a far-ranging global impact.
Compass
In the Warring States Period, Chinese people inve...
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