Among the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, 11 exist in reality while the dragon is the only species that appears mostly in legends and myths. The ___1___ of dragon is quite different from the one in the West. Its appearance has kept ___2___ with time and it is described by the "nine resemblances": antlers of a deer, head of a horse, rabbit's eyes, neck of a snake, a tortoise's viscera, hawk's claws, the palms of a tiger, and a cow's ears.It's hard to find an animal in real life that looks ___3___ the same as the dragon. Some believe it could be a crocodile or a snake, but there isn't a ___4___ judgment on it.In Chinese culture, the dragon is strongly ___5___ with the water and the weather.One of the ___6___ about the 12 animals' order is by animals' life characters in different periods. For example, the Rat is the first one because from 11 pm to 1 am it's the most ___7___ animal going around and seeking food. ___8___ the Rat, it's the Ox, because between 1 am and 3 am, it ruminates slowly and leisurely. As to dragon, it is likely to rain from 7 am and 9 am, and the ancient Chinese believed it's because the dragon ___9___ in the sky.The facts behind the dragon and its relationship with the Chinese Zodiac are still to be ___10___. But culturally speaking, the dragon is strongly associated with China and Chinese people.