Each year in the calendar’s 60-year cycle is identified by one of the five spiritual elements – gold, wood, water, fire and earth – as well as one of the yin and yang strands, the passive-active, female-male sides of nature. He also is the 44th President, a number the Chinese deem extremely unlucky because “four” is pronounced the same as “death” in Chinese. The ox, the second of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, symbolises hard work, calm, resolve and tenacity. News International Limited, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1XY, is the holding company for the News International group and is registered in England No 81701.

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