Metal Dragon
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Metal Dragon (Chinese:庚辰;pinyin:gēngchén) is the seventeenth combination of the sexagenary cycle of the Chinese zodiac. It is preceded by Earth Rabbit and followed by Metal Snake. In the traditional correspondence of the Heavenly Stems with the Five Phases, gēng (庚) represents yang and Metal, while the Earthly Branch chén (辰) corresponds to the Dragon zodiac.
Gregorian calendar years
A year of the Metal Dragon occurs every 60 years according to the following table:
| 1st millennium | 2nd millennium | 3rd millennium | 4th millennium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 80 140 200 260 320 380 440 500 560 620 680 740 800 860 920 980 | 1040 1100 1160 1220 1280 1340 1400 1460 1520 1580 1640 1700 1760 1820 1880 1940 2000 | 2060 2120 2180 2240 2300 2360 2420 2480 2540 2600 2660 2720 2780 2840 2900 2960 | 3020 3080 3140 3200 3260 3320 3380 3440 3500 3560 3620 3680 3740 3800 3860 3920 3980 |