2008 is year of the Rat and 2009 will be year of the Ox.
Chinese years revolve on a 12 year cycle and are as follows:
Dog
1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
Dragon
1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
Horse
1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014
Monkey
1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
Pig
1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
Ox
1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
Rabbit
1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Ram
1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
Rat
1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
Rooster
1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Snake
1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
Tiger
1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
The animals of the Chinese New Year include:
Gregorian year 2010 was the Year of the Tiger - mostly. The Chinese year doesn't start on 1 January, but with the LUNAR New Year, so the first couple of months are in the previous year. That was the Ox.
Here's the cycle, which starts with the Rat:
2008 - Rat
2009 - Ox
2010 - Tiger
2011 - Hare (some use Cat)
2012 - Dragon
2013 - Snake
2014 - Horse
2015 - Sheep (or Goat)
2016 - Monkey
2017 - Cock/Rooster
2018 - Dog
2019 - Pig
2020 - Rat again
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 2011 was the rabbit.
A lion
Actually...2002 was the year of the HORSE.
The Chinese New Year is represented by the horse in 2014.
2012 is the year of the Dragon.
2012 will be the year of the Dragon.
The animal for the 2002 chinese year was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1966 was the horse.
2002 was the year of the horse in the Chinese zodiac.
The horse is the animal in the Chinese calendar that represents the year 1990. It also represents the years 2002 and 2014.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1981 was the rooster.
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.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1992 was the monkey.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1954 was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1983 is the pig.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 2003 was the sheep.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1971 was the pig.