5 Little-Known Zodiac Facts You May Never Have Heard

1. There was originally no cat in the zodiac The zodiac system took shape in pre-Qin times. Domestic cats were introduced to China only in Han Dynasty, so cats were excluded. The folk story that Rat tricked Cat is just legend. 2. Vietnamese zodiac has cat instead of rabbit Vietnam's zodiac replaces Rabbit with Cat. It is said to come from mis-pronunciation of the Chinese character Mao (Rabbit). 3. Dragon was not always fifth in order Ancient relics show different zodiac sequences. Today's order was finalized later in history. 4. Zodiac was not originally for fortune-telling At first zodiac was only for year-counting. Fortune-telling and marriage-matching were added later. 5. Zodiac is not exclusive to China Korea, Japan and Vietnam also inherit zodiac culture. It is shared East-Asian cultural heritage.