Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is an artwork by Chinese contemporary artist and political commentator, Ai Weiwei. The work comes in a small (gold) and large (bronze) version. Created in 2010, the zodiac heads (a Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig) are inspired by those which once comprised a water clock-fountain at the Old Summer Palace, which is a complex of palaces and gardens in Beijing that were constructed by the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty. The Old Summer Palace was eventually destroyed by French and British troops in
Heather (given name) For example, the name Heidi in German resembles "Heidekraut", which is the German word for the Heather shrubs, though the name Heidi usually is attributed to "ruler". The name Erica actually has two meanings, one of which is related to the Heather plant whose Latin name is "Ericaceae". Its other meaning is equal to that of the German meaning of Heidi, meaning "ruler". This leaves the impression that the shrub name and the meaning of "ruler" are similar, or it is a large coincidence. Heather (given name) Heather is a common English speaking nation given name, for girls. The name