Chinese Astrology History

The Chinese Astrology History is very interesting and you would really be amazed to know the background facts. The history goes back to thousands of years when the Chinese zodiac signs actually got started. The Chinese year is celebrated on different dates every year because the Chinese astrology depends on the moon cycles. The Chinese astrologers use the solar year like the western astrologers and some of them don't. But irrespective of that all the Chinese astrologers use the theory of five elements which includes water, fire, wood, earth and metal.

The elements are based on a cycle. This is because wood is known to produce dire which then develops earth. The earth then produces the metal from which water is produced. Again the cycle goes on when water starts producing wood. It is a continuous cycle and keeps going on. The positioning of the above mentioned element can tell a lot about a person on the Chinese chart.

There are 12 signs according to Chinese astrology. These are rat, ox, tiger, snake, rooster, monkey, horse, dog, pig, rabbit, dragon, and sheep. There can be variations in the name like buffalo for ox which you can come across on the websites over the internet. All of these different animals have got different characteristics which would tell a lot about the person born in that year.

There are not many ancient Chinese texts which can tell us why these names are used to give a sign of zodiac. People usually think that rat and snakes are not well regarded animals then why are they in the calendar. But this is not so as these have got special place in the culture of Chinese and they give high importance and respect to these signs.

Chinese astrology history is different from the western one. The former uses lunar year while the latter uses the solar year to calculate personality and future. This is the reason why western astrology is also called sun signs. Chinese astrology goes year by year and not month by month.

If you go in more detail and depth you would know that Chinese astrology has got four basic signs which are also called the four pillars. The signs are for month, year, and day and birth hour. You need to put together the animal sign names along with the element names to know which year is going on. Years are marked by for example the year of the wood tiger.

The Chinese astrology believes that the time and the place where the person is born determine the boundaries and parameters for him. These parameters have a great influence of the external factors like financial stability, culture, economy etc.

The Chinese astrology history is a bit complicated but it is very fascinating to know about the logical layout of the signs and believes. It is a great way of fortune telling which Chinese and many other people strongly believe in. so if you are interested you should also know which Chinese zodiac sign you are.