The year of the ox is the way to calculate the year in the Chinese calendar. The year of the ox is the year when the year number of A.D. is divided by 12 and the remainder is 5. Cattle is one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, ranking second.
Cattle is a symbol of diligence in Chinese culture. In ancient times, cattle were used to pull the plow to prepare the soil. Later, people knew that cattle had great strength and began to have various applications;
從農耕、交通甚至軍事都廣泛運用。戰國時代的齊國還使用火牛陣，三國時代蜀伐魏的棧道運輸也曾用到牛。
It is widely used in agriculture, transportation and even military. During the Warring States period, Qi also used fire cattle array, and during the Three Kingdoms period, cattle were also used in the plank road transportation of Shu cutting Wei.
《牛年》
牛年是中國曆法中計算年份的方式，公元年號除以12餘數是5的年份都是牛年。牛是中國的12生肖之一，排名第二。
The year of the ox is the way to calculate the year in the Chinese calendar. The year of the ox is the year when the year number of A.D. is divided by 12 and the remainder is 5. Cattle is one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, ranking second.
大概對應的公曆年份如：1901年、1913年、1925年、1937年、1949年、1961年、1973年、1985年、1997年、2009年、2021年、2033年、2045年等。
Roughly corresponding Gregorian calendar years, such as: 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033, 2045, etc.
牛在中國文化中是勤力的象徵。古代就有利用牛拉動耕犁以整地的應用，後來人們知道牛的力氣巨大，開始有各種不同的應用；
Cattle is a symbol of diligence in Chinese culture. In ancient times, cattle were used to pull the plow to prepare the soil. Later, people knew that cattle had great strength and began to have various applications;
從農耕、交通甚至軍事都廣泛運用。戰國時代的齊國還使用火牛陣，三國時代蜀伐魏的棧道運輸也曾用到牛。
It is widely used in agriculture, transportation and even military. During the Warring States period, Qi also used fire cattle array, and during the Three Kingdoms period, cattle were also used in the plank road transportation of Shu cutting Wei.