The beauty of Chinese astrology is that it is so easy to grasp the basics. The system is capable of great subtlety and refinement but once you've grasped the symbolic nature of the twelve astrological beasts you're halfway there.

The book is in the form of a Western traveller's notebook written in eighteenth century China, a device that allows a very loose and friendly structure while also avoiding the complications of modern China's relationship with its past.

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