The dragon is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. According to Chinese folklore, each animal is associated with certain personality traits. Dragon people are considered most eccentric in the Chinese zodiac. Dragons are idealists, perfectionists, they are born thinking they are perfect and inflexible. Dragons are also aggressive and determined, going after what they want is second nature to them. There is also a five-element rotation of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, each having other specific traits.

People under the sign of Dragon are born in the years (roughly): 1892 (water), 1904 (wood), 1916 (fire), 1928 (earth), 1940 (metal), 1952 (water), 1964 (wood), 1976 (fire), 1988 (earth), 2000 (metal), 2012 (water), 2024 (wood).

Elemental Qualities: Metal - most strong-willed, impatient, critical of others, firm in beliefs Water - open to suggestions, more diplomatic, sometimes unrealistic Wood - most creative, logical and reasoning, less assertive Fire - most outgoing, perfectionist, extremely critical of others, charismatic, Earth - most social, patient and stable, balanced and fair, bad temper if aggitated

Best companions - Rat or Monkey Worst companions - Ox, Rabbit, Dog, Dragon

People who have this Chinese sign are:

• Julius Caesar, Roman dictator
• Hongwu Emperor, founder of the Ming Dynasty
• Orlando Bloom, actor
• Candace Cameron Bure, actress
• Sandra Bullock, actress
• Bruce Lee, actor, martial artist
• Keanu Reeves, actor
• Alexa Vega, actress
• Reese Witherspoon, actress
• Curtis Jackson (50 Cent), rapper
• Elsa Pataky
• Ringo Starr
• John Lennon
• Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader
• Abraham Lincoln, former President of the United States (note: MAY have been born in the year of the snake. See discussion page.)
• Charles Darwin, naturalist (note: MAY have been born in the year of the snake. See discussion page.)
• Ronaldo, soccer player
• Pelé, soccer player
• Rupert Grint, actor
• Christopher Reeve, actor

See also: Chinese dragon