Animal Symbolism of The Chinese Zodiac

The signs of the Chinese zodiac are designated by well-known animals rather than constellations, and the twelve animals reflect various characteristics of human behavior. Evolving out of hundreds of years of observation, these twelve animals can be used to designate years, months and days, as well as to predict the life circumstances of persons born in the year of each animal's designation.
This book not only explains the relationship between the animals and their influence on peoples' fates, it also describes the folk customs and ancient stories about each of the twelve animals.