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* The Interval THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY

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† WILLIAM GARDENER talks about the significance of the animal that presides over the new Chinese year which began yesterday
Each year in China is named after one of twelve animals representing the twelve signs of the Chinese Solar Zodiac. The disposition and character of the animal under which the year falls influence—so the Chinese believe-the character of that year.

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