Culture Term2 Flashcards
How long is the zodiac cycle?
It is a 12 year cycle, meaning there are 12 zodiac animals.
What is the Chinese zodiac based on?
The Chinese zodiac is based on the lunar calendar.
How did they figure the order out?
The jade emperor decided to hold a race through a forest and across a fiver on his birthday with all of the animals as the competitors and decreed that each of the first 12 would have a year’s names after them.
What diet do pandas have?
Their diet consists mainly of bamboo, To adapt to this special diet, the panda developed a special 6th digit on its paws to help it grab and hold young bamboo shoots.
Why do cats hate rats based on the race?
When the ox was crossing the river, the rat woke up and realized the cat, who was a fast runner, would certainly come first, so he pushed the cat into the river. When the cat found out it was too late he tried to catch the rat for revenge, and that is why to this day cats like to cat rats and mice to eat.
Why do pandas have black fur surrounding their eyes?
Once a shepherd sacrificed his life rescuing a young panda from being eaten by a leopard The pandas held a ceremony in honor of the sheperd and they were so sad during the ceremony that they wept until the tears stained the fur surrounding there eyes, and the stain remains today.
What si the most popular reserve for pandas?
The most popular is the Wolong reserve in Sichuan
