The Chinese New Year begins on Feb. 19th. While welcoming the Year of the Goat, we say good-bye to the Year of the Horse. In the 8th place among the 12 animals, the goat is considered to be the most artistic or creative sign of the Chinese zodiac.
Even in the wild without food and water, a goat will persistently follow the shepherd. They appear to be gentle and mild, yet they are very strong. This is one of the characteristics of people born in the Year of the Goat.
Goat-year people are generally nice, charming, amiable, helpful, and sympathetic. Among them, there are great emperors and many famous creative and innovative people.
Li Shimin (559 – 649)
Li Shimin, known best as Emperor Taizong of Tang, was born in a Year of the Goat. He is said to have created the greatest era in Chinese history. Yeuan Fang/Epoch Times
