The Chinese assign each year an element as well as an animal; 1972 got rat & water & 1976, dragon & this
... each zodiac sign is associated with one of the five elements: 
Wood, Fire, Earth,... [DOC] [TLE] Year of the Pig: Zodiac Luck, Romance ... - China Highlights [PAR] The 12 zodiac animals are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, 
Horse, ... Years of the Pig: 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 
2019, 2031 ...