Year of The Dog
The year is 4704 and it is "The Year of the Dog." January 29,2006 was the first day of the Chinese New Year. The Chinese calendar has been in continuous use for centuries and predates the calendar we use. The calendar measures time from short durations of minutes and hours to intervals of time measured in months, years and centuries. It is based entirely on the Astronomical observations of the movement of the sun, moon and stars.
