Translating to “Clear and Fast,” Lin began designing the MingKwai sometime during the 1940s. Instead of trying to overlay ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There are 12 animal symbols that represent the Chinese zodiac. The signs rotate every year--from year of the rooster to year of the dog, for example--and it's believed that ...

Associating these traits with animals made the zodiac simple, memorable, and enduring. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese Lunar New Year doesn’t begin on January 1. It typically falls ...