page_title: Monkey (zodiac)
section_title: Years and the Five Elements
hierarchical_section_title: Monkey (zodiac) / Years and the Five Elements
caption_attribution_description: English: Simian statue at a Tokyo shrine. Photo taken in Tokyo, Japan 2006 by myself (Bantosh).
context_page_description: The Monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Monkey is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 申.
context_section_description: People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Monkey", while bearing the following elemental sign:
caption: The Monkey statue at the Shinto shrine in Tokyo
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