在陕西临潼骊山人祖庙,有一巨碑刻有十二种动物的形象,称为“十二像石”。关于它有一段有趣的传说。古时有天干与地支配合的“干支纪年法”,先祖觉得它复杂,不易在民间流行。于是,有人建议以十二生肖来纪年,黄帝首肯并命仓颉承办此事,召令天下动物年初一前来候选。动物们欢呼雀跃,争先恐后赴会。牛知道自己腿脚迟缓,大年三十晚上就离家动身,结果赶了个第一。第二个赶到的是虎。老鼠偷酒喝醉来得最迟,却因意外成了功臣列为第一,这样就将虎排在了第三位。 Linshan in Shaanxi Lingshan people ancestral temple, a monument inscribed with twelve kinds of animal images, known as the “twelve like stone.” There is a funny legend about it. In ancient times, there was a “cadre and the chronicle law” governing heaven and earth and the earth. The ancestors felt it was complicated and not easy to popularize in the folk. As a result, it was suggested to Lunar New Year to the Chronicle, the Yellow Emperor agreed to accept the matter and Cang Jie contractors, call the animals to come to the world on the first day candidates. The animals cheered, scrambling to go to the meeting. Cattle know their legs and feet slow, New Year's Eve night to leave home, the result caught the first. The second is the tiger. Mouse drunk wine drunk was the latest, but became the hero due to accidents ranked first, so that Tiger will be ranked third.