1. The year of the tiger is determined according to the traditional calendar of China. The "tiger" in the zodiac corresponds to the yin in the twelve earthly branches. The year of the tiger is a cloudy year, and every twelve years is regarded as a cycle. For example, the Gregorian calendar in 2022 basically corresponds to the Year of the Tiger, which is the Year of Nonyin.

2. The tiger ranks third in the zodiac, and belongs to the yin among the twelve branches, so it is also called "tiger time" from 3 am to 5: 12 am. In ancient times, there were lions but no tigers. Because lions are cruel and have a bad reputation, the Jade Emperor in charge of seals wants to remove lions from the list, but he wants to add an animal to manage the mountains. At this time, the jade emperor thought of the tiger guards in front of the temple.

3. The Year of the Tiger is counted from beginning of spring in the twenty-four solar terms, because the year of the zodiac is attached to the year of the dry branch, which is the year method of the dry branch calendar. The same is true of the official almanac of past dynasties (that is, the Yellow Calendar). There is no doubt that the lunar calendar only uses branches to mark the year, which ranges from the first day of the first month to New Year's Eve.

Lunar calendar and trunk calendar are two different calendars, which are different in the starting point of a year, the division rules of months and the number of days in each year. Due to the use of the Gregorian calendar after the Republic of China, many people, including a few so-called experts, lack calendar knowledge, so the two are often confused.

In the traditional culture of China, the tiger is the idol that people pray for. There is a custom of making tiger shoes and wearing tiger hats for children in rural areas. I hope my children will be as strong and brave as tigers when they grow up. Nicknames such as Tiger Baby and Tiger Girl are the truest embodiment of people's high hopes, which shows that tigers are very popular among the people.

5. The tiger's fur is very beautiful, just like a soldier wearing camouflage clothes on the battlefield. The tiger's face is more charming, and the word "Wang" on his forehead shows his identity as a "mountain king". It is said that the word "Wang" in Chinese characters comes from the stripes on the tiger's forehead. People have formed an indissoluble bond with tigers in their years of living together, and many proverbs and idioms related to tigers are circulating among the people.