There is also a popular legend about the Chinese Zodiac Signs, Britannica says. Legend says the Jade emperor initiated a race ...

The Year of the Wood Snake According to the lore surrounding how the Chinese zodiac came to be and the race that determined its order, The Snake used stealth, silence, and the element of surprise ...

Today's Chinese horoscope offers insightful guidance for each zodiac sign, addressing love, financial decisions, work-life ...

the tiger ran a good race but the current in the river sent it a little off-course. It recovered enough to cross the line behind the ox and so comes in at number three in the Chinese zodiac.

The Rat is the first of the Chinese Zodiac signs. Why? Well, the Rat tricked the Ox during the Jade Emperor’s “Great Race,” and jumped on his back, leaping off at the finish line to place first.

According to legend, the Jade Emperor held a race to determine how to name each ... in conflict between a guardian deity and some Chinese zodiac signs, among them Snake. What to do.

Since they are being hunted to near-extinction, it is even more important to make elephants a symbol in Chinese culture. There aren't enough water-based animals in our zodiac. The race to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There are 12 animal symbols that represent the Chinese zodiac. The signs rotate every year--from year of the rooster to year of the dog, for example--and it's believed that ...