Chinese Calendar 2010 Year of the Tiger

The Chinese calendar, also referred to as the Hsia Calendar or Farmers’ Calendar, is an extremely accurate calendar system. The calendar runs on a 60 year cycle. It is also the basis of the famous “The Four Pillars of Destiny” fortune telling system. All information about time; year, month, day, and hour are represented in the five basic elements; metal, water, wood, fire, and earth. These elements are believed to be the basic components of the entire universe. The relationship between these elements controls everyone’s future.

According to most predictions I have researched for this year, it will be not be a dull year. The words used most commonly were drama, intensity, change and travel. There are good chances that of far reaching new inventions and incredible technological advances will be made. Conversely world conflicts and disasters are usually featured in the Tiger years. 2010 will be a fast moving intense year for everyone.

This year is symbolized by the two elements metal on top of wood. Metal is stronger than wood and is considered to be the destroyer of wood. This predicts the year of 2010 will be a year of International conflict. Metal is considered to be sword and is always associated with military power. Since the calendar runs on a 60 year cycle the last year of the Tiger with metal over wood was in 1950. In this year the world was beginning to compete in the production of atomic bombs. In January 1950 President Harry S. Truman ordered the development of the Hydrogen bomb. In March Russia announced it had created its own Atomic bomb. In June the Korean War broke out and US troops were committed to the defense of South Korea. In November Chinese troops marched into Korea to aid the North Korean troops. By the end of 1950 Boeing aircraft was within 6 weeks of completing the design of the B-52 bomber which became the mainstay of our strategic defense system to defend the United States against atomic war with Russia. All of these events are connected to the destructive power of yang metal.

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Year of the Rat – 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008

Pros: charm, attraction for the opposite sex, work hard to achieve their goals, acquire possessions, likely to be perfectionists, basically thrifty with money, their ambitions are big, and usually very successful.

Cons: easily angered and love to gossip

Compatible: Dragon, Monkey, and Ox.

Year of the Ox – 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009

Pros: patient, speak little, and inspire confidence in others, quite eloquent mentally and physically alert, and generally easy-going

Cons: tend to be eccentric, bigoted, anger easily, fierce tempers, remarkably stubborn, and they hate to fail or be opposed.

Compatible: Snake, Rooster, and Rat

Year of the Tiger – 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010

Pros: sensitive, given to deep thinking, capable of great sympathy, courageous and powerful.

Cons: extremely short-tempered, can come into conflict with older people or those in authority, and sometimes cannot make up their minds which results in a poor, hasty decisions

Compatible: Horses, Dragons, and Dogs

Year of the Rabbit – 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011

Pros: articulate, talented, ambitious, virtuous, reserved, have excellent taste, admired, trusted, often financially lucky, tactful and generally kind.

Cons: fond of gossip

Compatible: Sheep, Boar, and Dog

Year of the Dragon – 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012

Pros: healthy, energetic, honest, sensitive, brave, and they inspire confidence and trust.

Cons: excitable, short-tempered, and stubborn

Compatible: Rats, Snakes, Monkeys, and Roosters

Year of the Snake – 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013

Pros: deep, they say little, possess great wisdom, financially fortunate, independent, determined in whatever they do, and usually good-looking.

Cons: vain, selfish, fickled and a bit stingy

Compatible: Ox and Rooster

Year of the Horse – 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014

Pros: popular, cheerful, skillful with money, perceptive, wise, talented, good with their hands, and independent.

Cons: sometimes talk too much, sometimes have a weakness for members of the opposite sex, impatient and hot-blooded.

Compatible: Tigers, Dogs, and Sheep

Year of the Ram – 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015

Pros: elegant, highly accomplished in the arts, usually deeply religious, yet timid by nature, wise, gentle, and compassionate

Cons: often shy, pessimistic, and puzzled about life

Compatible: Rabbits, Boar, and Horses

Year of the Monkey – 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016

Pros: Clever, skillful, flexible, remarkably inventive and original

Cons: easily discouraged, strong willed but anger subsides quickly

Compatible: Dragon and Rat

Year of the Rooster – 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017

Pros: deep thinkers, capable, talented, like to be busy,

Cons: a bit eccentric, often have rather difficult relationships, loners, and timid

Compatible: Ox, Snake, and Dragon

Year of the dog - 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
Pro: a deep sense of loyalty, honest, inspire other people’s confidence, know how to keep secrets, care little for wealth, yet somehow always seem to have money, and make good leaders

Cons: somewhat selfish, terribly stubborn, eccentric, can be cold emotionally, find fault with many things, and are noted for their sharp tongues.

Compatible: Horse, Tiger, and Rabbit.

Year of the Boar – 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019

Pros: chivalrous and gallant, everything is done with all their strength, tremendous fortitude, great honesty, extremely loyal, great thirst for knowledge

Cons: quick tempered, but hates arguments,

Compatible: Rabbits and Sheep

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