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Thread: I am curious to know something about Chinese Zodiac
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[quote=ATTA_BUTT,424878]Early archaeological and historical records suggest that one of the first systems used by the Chinese to tell time was the system of Earthly Branches. There are twelve Earthly Branches, known as Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai. Each branch corresponded to a year, making for a twelve year cycle. This correlates with the twelve years it takes the planet Jupiter to orbit once around the Sun. The number twelve also refers to the number of months in the year, as well as the number of hours in a day (the Chinese use a system of double-hours).[/quote]
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