Astrology bears a close relation with Chinese Philosophy and the theory of three harmonies of heaven, earth and water. The Chinese Zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, is based on a twelve-year cycle, each year in that cycle related to an animal sign. It is believed that the years represented by the animals affect the characters of people in the same way like the western astrology signs. In order, they are: rat (shu), ox (niú), tiger (hu), rabbit (tù), dragon (lóng), snake (shé), horse (ma), goat (yang), monkey (hóu), rooster (ji), dog (gou), and pig (zhu). It is calculated according to Chinese lunar calendar. As per the Chinese astrology, all of these aspects can be used to define the past, present and future of a person, and can be used to come up with powerful and accurate predictions of a person’s personal characteristics as well as the future./p>