In traditional Chinese custom, the zodiac refers to twelve animals representing specific years.
In the traditional tale of the zodiac, which animal came first? And... why only twelve?
Award-winning and bestselling author, uses the story of the twelve zodiac to explain how our ancestors use the zodiac legend to help mark the different years and time of day.
Young readers will find that timekeeping mechanism in ancient China is also coincidentally divided into twelve "hours" (時辰).
This is a fun book to not only learn the traditional zodiac tale, but also the historical details of how Chinese farmers used it kept track of time and seasons!
Hardcover | 36 pages | 25 x 26cm
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