2014 is the Year of the Horse according to
Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Horse starts from Jan. 31, 2014 (the Lunar New
Year / Spring Festival of China) and lasts to Feb. 18, 2015.
The Chinese Zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, is
based on a twelve year cycle, each year in that cycle related to an animal
sign. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse,
sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. It is calculated according to Chinese
lunar calendar.
The spirit of the horse is recognized to be
the Chinese people's ethos – making unremitting efforts to improve themselves.
It is energetic, bright, warm-hearted, intelligent and able. Ancient people
liked to designate an able person as 'Qianli Ma', a horse that covers a
thousand li a day (one li equals 500 meters).
People born in the year of the horse have ingenious communicating
techniques and in their community they always want to be in the limelight. They
are clever, kind to others, and like to join in a venture career. Although they
sometimes talk too much, they are cheerful, perceptive, talented, earthy but
stubborn. They like entertainment and large crowds. They are popular among
friends, active at work and refuse to be reconciled to failure, although their
endeavor cannot last indefinitely.
