There are 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac - rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and ...

The Year of the Wood Snake According to the lore surrounding how the Chinese zodiac came to be and the race that determined ...

Wacky Races has got nothing on the story behind the Chinese Zodiac ... named a year in the zodiac after each one, while the race would determine the order each animal would be placed.

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

As each animal finished the race, the Emperor told them that he would name a year after each of them in the same order they finished the race.