Differences in Chinese and Western Culture from the Perspective of the Twelve Zodiac Signs

Abstract

 As China's traditional culture, the Chinese zodiac has a long history and cultural connotation. Due to the differences in historical traditions, values and living environment, different zodiac cultures have been formed in China and the West. Therefore, in translation, there is bound to be a loss of some Zodiac cultural information. This paper reveals the cultural differences between China and the west by discussing the respective cultural connotations of the Chinese and Western zodiac animals. All these in order to provide some reference for the translation of the animals of the Chinese zodiac and promote cross-cultural communication.