生肖类花钱是泛指正反面多以十二生肖、十二地支、佛道神仙、宗教信仰等为主要题材而铸造的民俗花钱。明清时期,此类花钱更是大量铸造,最常见的当属十二生肖十二地支配搭各种题材的花钱,体现出民风民俗的吉庆祥和气氛(如图1-8),但这里我们就会产生一些疑问,十二地支和十二生肖到底如何关联?为何十二生肖花钱能为大众所崇拜,为此我们尝试作如下的探讨。 Lunar New Year class spending refers to the pros and cons of more than zodiac, twelve earthly branches, Buddhist immortals, religious beliefs as the main theme of casting folk custom money. Ming and Qing Dynasties, such a large number of money is casting, the most common is the Zodiac twelve dominates the money spent on various subjects, reflecting folk customs auspicious and auspicious atmosphere (Figure 1-8), but Here we will have some questions, how do the twelve earthquakes and the zodiac sign relate to each other? Why is the Chinese zodiac spending money for the general public? To this end, we try to make the following discussion.