This is another name for Ningbo of a group of 12 any of the twelve animalses, come up out of land 1955 Shaanxi visits dark camp of Xi'an city Han, hide at Chinese country museum now. (photography / forest)The modelling of the any of the twelve animals makes animal head person, person is erect, wear make clothing of neck width sleeve, long hang down to sufficient, before bosom of submissively of sleeve of two tactics basket. Because 12 any of the twelve animalses are used extensively in the life, engrave in pottery and porcelain, stone carving, carved stone, brick consequently, appeared in all sorts of artistic class such as mirror of painterly, inwrought bronze a lot of with the work that is subject matter. As the any of the twelve animals of be buried with the dead another name for Ningbo has the artistic sort of characteristic alone among them namely. With the any of the twelve animals another name for Ningbo is things buried with the dead, already appeared when the Northern Dynasties. But period of distant of the Five Dynasties of be current Yu Tang, the Song Dynasty, especially in 10 Tang Dynasty terminal. Have show trend, a variety of meanings such as pray blessing exorcise evil spirits. 12 any of the twelve animalses, it is China is born with the person suitably with 12 n 12 kinds of animals of a particular year, include rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig. First period of the Qin Dynasty has more complete any of the twelve animals the system exists. The earliest account and the document of be handed down from ancient times of contemporary and same 12 any of the twelve animalses are Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty " theory judge " . 12 any of the twelve animalses are the visualize delegate of 12 n, namely child (rat) , ugly (ox) , the third of the twelve Earthly Branches (tiger) , the fourth of the twelve Earthly Branches (hare) , celestial bodies (dragon) , Si (snake) , midday () , not (sheep) , explain (monkey) , the tenth of the twelve Earthly Branches (chicken) , Qu (. Modern society, people regards the mascot of the Spring Festival as the any of the twelve animals, those who make recreational culture activity is indicative.