In 2020, the heavenly stems are the boxer and the earthly branches are the sons, so 2020 is the year of boxer.
Tiangan: A, B, C, D, E, Ji, G, Xin, Ren and Gui; Dizhi: Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai.
Ten branches and twelve branches are matched in turn to form sixty basic units. The ancients used this as the serial number of the year, month, day and time, which was called "the discipline of branches and branches" and was mainly used for timing. The zodiac is used to remember the year.
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In the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, branches are divided into Yin-Yang, odd numbers belong to Yang and even numbers belong to Yin. A, C, E, G and N in the heavenly stems, and Zi, Yin, Chen, Wu, Shen and Xu in the earthly branches are yang numbers; The heavenly stems of B, D, Ji, Xin and Gui, and the earthly branches of Ugly, Mao, Si, Wei, You and Hai are all negative. On this basis, according to the theory of mutual restriction, the harmony, rise and fall, conflict and its birth and death of personnel are calculated.
Symbols such as heavenly stems and earthly branches are endowed with rich and mysterious cultural connotations, which are important materials for understanding the thinking habits and lifestyles of ancient China people. Ganzhi calendar is still popular in books such as perpetual calendar, which is used for astrology, geomantic omen and numerology.