There are more than 100 wild animal species unique to China including such well-known rare animals as the giant ... white-flag dolphin and Chinese alligator. The black-and-white giant panda ...

Check your birth year against the list of Chinese zodiac animals, provided by the BBC. Those born in the Year of the Dragon ...

and it goes a little like this… The story goes that a race was organised by the Jade Emperor - one of the most important gods in traditional Chinese religion - who invited all the animals in the ...

In Chinese tradition, each year is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals: The rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog and pig. In 2025 Chinese New Year ...