A photo shows a relief of a rooster as one of Chinese zodiac signs at the Bai Yun Guan or White Cloud...
A photo shows a relief of a rooster as one of Chinese zodiac signs at the Bai Yun Guan or White Cloud Temple in Beijing February 11, 2010. About 2,000 years ago, the Chinese began to use 12 animals in a cycle to represent the lunar years. The zodiac sequence starts with rat, followed by ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. REUTERS/Grace Liang (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY)