The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1974 was the tiger.
The animal that represents year 1984 is the Rat (which means, that 1984 is a Year of the Rat).
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1981 was the rooster.
The animal for the 2002 chinese year was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1966 was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1940 was the dragon.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1967 is the sheep.
rabbit is the animal in the new year of 1987.....by the eastern perspective , and by the western point of view the Chinese new year starts on Jan 29 of 1987 which is the rabbit. I was told that the calendar date falls on that day from my boyfriend who just happens to be Chinese and he claims that it isn't a date it goes by years and 1987 is the year of the rabbit while 1986 is the year of the tiger. good luck w/ arguing someone down about it....I tried!
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1991 was the sheep.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1983 is the pig.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1954 was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1992 was the monkey.