Snakes in Chinese mythology of the Han dynasty, which claimed to rule with the protection of water and the north. Although the Black Warrior (Xuan Wu) is generally depicted as a snake entwining around a turtle, sometimes they are viewed as two separable generals. In Chinese culture mythologized snakes and snakelike beings have various roles, including the calendar system, poetry, and literature. In Chinese culture, years of the Snake are sixth in the cycle, following the Dragon Years, and recur every twelfth year. The Chinese New Year does not fall on a specific date, so it is essential to check the calendar to find
Tannery of the Year of the Year for 2013. The fourth programme of Tannery of the Year began at the end of calendar year 2013, with Europe the first region to come under scrutiny. From eleven shortlisted European tanneries, two emerged as finalists: Couro Azul, Alcanena, Portugal and Wollsdorf Leather, Wollsdorf, Austria. Detailed reports on both these tanneries featured in the December 2013–January 2014 edition of World Leather magazine. When the programme moved to Asia, excluding China, in the early part of 2014, Packer Leather, from Narangba, Queensland, Australia, and Saigon Tan Tec, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, emerged as the two finalists for this