In ancient times, there were lions but no tigers. Because lions are cruel and have a bad reputation, the Jade Emperor in charge of seals wants to remove lions from the list, but he wants to add an animal to manage the mountains. At this time, the jade emperor thought of the tiger guards in front of the temple.

After the notoriety of the lion spread to the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Emperor decided to remove the title of the lion's zodiac and add the Beastmaster Tiger. Since then, the tiger has become an animal symbol, while the lion has been exiled to the far south. Of course, the tiger was also descended by the guards in front of the Jade Emperor Temple to keep the lower world peaceful forever.

The method of determining the year of the tiger

The Year of the Tiger is determined according to the traditional calendar of China. The "tiger" in the zodiac corresponds to the yin in the twelve earthly branches. The year of the tiger is a cloudy year, and every twelve years is regarded as a cycle.

Sixty years of Jiazi, Tiangan 10, Dizhi 12, Tatsumi Zichou Yinmao at noon. From Jiazi, Picnic, Bingyin and Dingmao, just 60 rows complete a cycle.

This is a bit complicated and hard to remember, so the ancients thought of using animals to represent complex earthly branches, namely Zodiac Mouse, Ugly Cow, Silver Tiger, Hairy Rabbit, Chen Long, Fourth Uncle, Wuma, Weiyang, Monkey, Youyou Chicken, Red Dog and Hai Pig.