1. Kung Hei Fat Choy!

2. Picture credit: The carvings with Chinese Zodiac on the ceiling of the gate to Kushida Shrine in Fukuoka, by Jakub Hałun, used under Creative Commons/GNU licence, via Wikimedia CommonsThe carvings with Chinese Zodiac on the ceiling of the gate to Kushida Shrine in Fukuoka, by Jakub Hałun

3. RatOxTigerRabbitDragonSnakeHorseSheepMonkeyRoosterDogPig

4. FireEarthMetalWaterWood

5. FireEarthMetalWaterWood YinYang

6. ElementAnimalDate of new year Yin WoodPigJanuary 31 st 1995 Yang FireRatFebruary 19 th 1996 Yin FireOxFebruary 7 th 1997 Yang EarthTigerJanuary 28 th 1998 Yin EarthRabbitFebruary 16 th 1999 Yang MetalDragonFebruary 5 th 2000

7. ElementAnimalDate of new year Yin WoodPigJanuary 31 st 1995 Yang FireRatFebruary 19 th 1996 Yin FireOxFebruary 7 th 1997 Yang EarthTigerJanuary 28 th 1998 Yin EarthRabbitFebruary 16 th 1999 Yang MetalDragonFebruary 5 th 2000

8. RatOxTigerRabbitDragonSnakeHorseSheepMonkeyRoosterDogPig FireEarthMetalWaterWood

9. Kung Hei Fat Choy! Welcome to the year of the Yang Water Dragon

10. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiachttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac