Tiger rabbit is a wood;
Rats and pigs belong to water;
Snakes and horses belong to fire;
Cattle, dragons, sheep and dogs belong to the earth.
The Five Elements is a systematic view of China's ancient philosophy, which is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, geomantic omen, numerology, physiognomy and divination. The meaning of the five elements covers five basic trends in the evolution of Yin and Yang, namely, water represents infiltration, fire represents disillusionment, gold represents convergence, wood represents growth, and soil represents integration.
The Zodiac, also known as the Zodiac, is twelve animals that are matched with the twelve earthly branches in China according to the year of birth. The zodiac signs are Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken), Xu (dog) and Hai (dog). In modern times, more people regard the zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival and become a symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.
As a long-standing symbol of folk culture, the zodiac has left a lot of poems, Spring Festival couplets, paintings, calligraphy and paintings and folk arts and crafts that depict the image and symbolic meaning of the zodiac. Apart from China, many countries in the world issue stamps of the zodiac during the Spring Festival to express their wishes for the New Year in China.