The 12 animals, in order, are the rat ... Some historians believe the Chinese zodiac took shape during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), while others trace its origins back to the Western ...

This essay is part of a series that examines Chinese belief systems, that is how people think and behave, philosophically and relgiously. In understanding Chinese belief systems, it is important not ...

The Qing were the last dynasty close dynastyA series of rulers who are all from the same family. to rule China. Founded by the Manchus close ManchuThe Manchu are a people from northeast China.

The 12 animals, in order, are the rat ... Some historians believe the Chinese zodiac took shape during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), while others trace its origins back to the Western ...