It was the great race  that supposedly determined which animals were enshrined  in the Chinese zodiac, but as the system spread through Asia, other cultures made changes to reflect their communities.
C'est la course qui aurait déterminé quels animaux s'inscriraient dans le zodiaque chinois, mais le système  parcourant toute l'Asie, les autres cultures l'ont ajusté pour refléter leurs communautés.