According to historical records, the origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship, and there was a relatively complete zodiac system in the pre-Qin period.
The record exactly the same as the current zodiac system appeared in the book Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is also the earliest record found at present.
Among the people, the influence of the folk culture of the zodiac is deeply rooted in the bone marrow, which is also the oldest symbol of folk culture. Now it is difficult to find such a profound folk culture.
Rats, ugly cows, silver tigers, hairy rabbits, dragons, snakes, afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs are the animals we are familiar with in the zodiac.
In fact, the origin of each zodiac has many allusions. Some of these allusions come from ancient books and some from word of mouth, all of which are full of myths.
Of course, these fairy tales originated from life and are higher than life, which played a very good role in reflecting the spiritual world of our ancestors.
Having said that, I have finished introducing what the three treasures of the family heirloom refer to, hoping to help you.