“…In addition, the research literature regarding Chinese zodiac animals is interdisciplinary, in that research so far has been focusing on a number of domains across disciplines, including zodiac mathematical structure (Lamb, 2000), zodiacs as birth signs (Hung, Yang, & Lee, 2016), fertility studies in China and Chinese diasporas (Wong & Yung, 2005;Yip, Lee, & Cheung, 2002), modern Chinese populations (Goodkind, 1991), economic behaviour and organization research (Johnson & Nye, 2011), as well as the political discourse of cultural heritage, national history and evolving narratives surrounding the 'zodiac saga in China' (Fotopoulos, 2015). The Chinese zodiac is commonly understood as 'a twelveyear cycle of years named after animals' (Lamb, 2000, p. 86).…”