The bull ( 牛 ) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac. On the Chinese calendar, 2009 is the Year of the Bull (or Year of the Ox), or Lunar Year 4707. This t-shirt celebrated this occation with a traditional Chinese watercolor painting of a running bull. The red chop shows two characters (已丑) which denote this particular year on the Chinese calendar. The calligraphy writing reads "strong bull celebrates the new year".