![]() ![]() Monkeys were seen and heard playing and calling in the trees at this time. This was reputedly the best time to herd goats, when the sun had dried the dew on the undergrowth. When the sun is strongest, only horses were seen standing, while most other animals would lie down to rest. Snakes come out to sun themselves as the morning sun warms the ground. Morning mists, particularly coils around hills, made people think of dragons. Rabbits were seen to come out of their holes to eat grass with dew at dawn. People of old would get up and feed them at this time.Ĭhinese people long ago often hear them roaring at this time. In ancient times, in order to tell the time, people divided a day into twelve 2-hour periods, and designated an animal to represent each period, according to each animal's “special time, according to an ancient mnemonic and common observations. ![]()
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