Oddly, however, the cat does not have a place in the Chinese zodiac, a belief system which has been a vital part of daily life for Chinese. There are a number of folk tales explaining why the cat has been excluded.
然而中國人以天干地支計算時間，其中地支就以十二生肖來代表。這麼攸關生活作息生命循環的大事，貓卻插不上腳，不免令人奇怪，於此民間有著各種故事。