The 12 Chinese Zodiac Chinese New Year Decorations 2018 at Queensbay Mall

Year 2018 is resembled by the year of the dog.

Queensbay Mall Penang had gone a step further in creating a artificial Chinese village in the center atrium of the mall. The replica village includes various essence of the Chinese culture. The main aim of the elaborative decorations is to exposed the uniqueness of the traditional culture to the general public.

The village is created in great detail, with each elements have a specific meaning to it.

The main feature of the exhibition is the 12 Chinese Zodiac Statue which is located around the Atrium.

The Chinese Zodiac is based on a repeating twelve-year cycle, where each year is related to an animal sign.

Year of Rat – 鼠(pinyin: shǔ) or 子(pinyin: zǐ)
representing year 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020

Year of Ox – 牛(pinyin: niú) or 丑(pinyin: chǒu)
representing year 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021

Year of Tiger – 虎(pinyin: hǔ) or 寅(pinyin: yín)
representing year 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022

Year of Rabbit – 兔(pinyin: tù) or 卯(pinyin: mǎo)
representing year 1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023

Year of Dragon – 龍/龙(pinyin: lóng) or 辰(pinyin: chén)
representing year 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024

Year of Snake – 蛇(pinyin: shé) or 巳(pinyin: sì)
representing year 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025

Year of Horse – 馬/马(pinyin: mǎ) or 午(pinyin: wǔ)
representing year 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026

Year of Goat – 羊(pinyin: Yáng) or 未(pinyin: wèi)
representing year 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027

Year of Monkey – 猴(pinyin: hóu) or 申(pinyin: shēn)
representing year 1908, 1920, 1932 , 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028

Year of Rooster – 雞/鸡(pinyin: jī) or 酉(pinyin: yǒu)
representing year 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029

Year of Dog – 狗(pinyin: gǒu) or 戌(pinyin: xū)
representing year 1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030

Year of Pig – 豬/猪(pinyin: zhū) or 亥(pinyin: hài)
representing year 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031