Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dragon

Years: 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012

The Sign of Dragon is the symbol of force and power. It is the mightiest of all the twelve signs in the Chinese Zodiac. Being chosen as an imperial symbol to represent the Emperors in Chinese culture, it symbolized power and wealth. Being born thinking they are perfect, dragons prefer to live by their own rules. They are idealists and perfectionists, often inflexible and egoistical. Dragons also possess a mystical way of luck.

People born in the Year of the Dragon are intelligent, energetic, confident, and full of vitality and enthusiasm. They are decisive, lucky and have the ability to ultimately come out of difficult situations. They are brave and often like to put themselves in protector situation, but sometime could lead to unduly demanding on others. They are often too ego to show others the way and forget to solicit opinions and ideas from others, and they rarely ask for help. Though enjoy being in the center stage, dragons have passionate and charitable sides to their personalities.

Strengthness

Dragons are ambitious, driven, and unafraid of taking challenges. They are gifted, intelligent, compelling, sentimental, accomplished, and generous. Being bright, determined, powerful, and lucky, they can achieve a success wherever they go. Dragon possess passion and enthusiasm, and they like to pursue their goals.

Weakness

Dragons can also be aggressive, quick-tempered, obstinate, opinionated, egocentric, demanding, and ruthless. Being arrogant and conceited, they often prefer to be alone, yet often feel exhausted and unfulfilled. Stubborn and impetuous, Dragons have big mouths. Their words often overrun their thoughts.

Dragons have a tendency to misjudge the situation, and are not too adept to extricate themselves from difficult situations. They are usually not attached to money, but they are slavishly impressed by wealth, rank, and splendor.

People born in the Year of the Dragon will do well as an artist, priest, architect, film producer, director, broker, lawyer, or politician. Dragons prefer leading to being led. They will do well in careers that allow them to express their creativity freely.

The Best Love Match: Rat, Monkey and Pig

Dragon and Rat: Best match in the Chinese Zodiac. Both are ambitious and adventurous. While the Rat will welcome the Dragon's dominance, the Dragon will admire the Rat's intelligence.

Dragon and Monkey: This is an exciting union. While the Dragon appreciates the Monkey’s ingenuity, the Monkey admires the Dragon’s courage and strength. It is worth to remember that the Monkey is the only Sign that can fool the Dragon.

Dragon and Pig: Excellent complementary marriages. The dragon appreciates the Pig's support, and the Pig is sympathetic and understanding.

Words of Caution: The Dragon tends to have frequent conflicts with the Dog. Both have strong and unyielding characters that happen to be hard to relate to each other. The Dragon is too proud to accept the Dog's caustic comments and critical approach. The righteous Dog will not give up and compromised.

Love Affairs

People born in the Dragon year are passionate, they are often loved and also blind to the faults of their love ones. Women born under the Dragon Sign are often surrounded by admirers demanded in marriage. However, romance often does not last. The needs for constant attention and admiration will spoil their relationships and create a series of highs and lows in their love life. The unsatisfactory love life may lead to a string of loves and marriages. There are also one type of Dragon lovers who fall in love and commit themselves to a long term serious relationship when they are fairly young, while other types could be loners that keep on searching. Dragons need a partner who would admire them and give them room to express, yet not threatened by Dragons’ irritable, stubborn, and independent personality.

Yin/Yang: YANG
Colors: Red, Pink, Blue, Purple, Dark Yellow
Directions: East, Southeast, South