Recounts how the Rat came to be the animal representing the first year of the Chinese zodiac. This description may be from another edition of this product.
The chinese zodiac consists of a year cycle, each year of which is named after a different animal that imparts distinct characteristics to its year. Many Chinese believe that the year of a person's birth is the primary factor in determining that person's personality traits, physical and mental attributes and degree of success and happiness throughout his lifetime. To learn about your Animal Sing, find the year of your birth among the 12 signs running around the border. The animals made into the animal of the twelve zodiacal signs are a rat, a cow, a tiger, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a horse, the sheep, a monkey, a hen, a dog, and a wild boar.This is the talk which used the tale of the beginning of the twelve zodiacal signs as the picture-book.Even Japanese I felt this book interesting.By reading this book, you can understand one of the Eastern culture.The picture drawn by Errol Le Cain is attractive.His picture is fantastic at a certain time, and nostalgic at a certain time.Because Errol Le Cain is the healthy painter who can change the style of his own picture according to the atmosphere of a work.However, his picture is a brilliant oriental wind this time.Though regrettable, Errol Le Cain is not already valid.However, we are reading his work and will be struck by his extraordinary talent.
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