中国人习惯用生肖来计算年龄,而且这一习惯已延续上千年了。生肖陪伴人们那么久,由它回望古代先民,能看到生活智慧的光芒。本书从生肖的来历、排名开始,再分别介绍十二生肖。十二生肖,一个生肖一年,十二年轮回,正体现着古时的天文历法、岁时礼俗。而每一个生肖又有自己的历史、不同时代的不同作用以及人们赋予的文化内涵。Chinese people are used to count age by the zodiac animals, and this is a habit thousands of years old. Through the time-honored Chinese zodiac, we can catch a glimpse of the ancient wisdom in everyday life. Starting from the origin and the order of the zodiac, this book introduces and digs deep into the twelve zodiac. Each animal represents a ye