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Buses of the Chinese Horoscopes
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The Chinese lunar calendar is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2637 B.C. when the first cycle of the zodiac was introduced. One complete cycle takes 60 years and is made up of five simple cycles of 12 years each. Twelve animals were assigned to each of the 12 years when, according to legend, the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from Earth. Only twelve animals came to bid him farewell. As a reward he named a year after each one in the order that it arrived. First came the Mouse, then the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog and the Pig. Thus, we have the twelve animal signs (the Chinese Horoscopes) of today.

Starting from 1998, which was a year of the Tiger, in the beginning of every year Kowloon Motor Bus ("KMB") specially decorates a number of buses with the Chinese Horoscope of that year, to celebrate the coming of a new Chinese year.

This page contains photos of these specially decorated buses. Please click on the photographs for the enlarged version.

			Year of the TIGER, 2010 庚寅虎年	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m ATE236 (ME 8933) Date: 2010/01/31 Route: 1A
				Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m ATE236 (ME 8933) Date: 2010/12/27 Route: 1A
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBW44 (MM 2801) Date: 2010/10/31 Route: 30X
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBW44 (MM 2801) Date: 2010/07/01 Route: 905

			Year of the RABBIT, 2011 辛卯兔年	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m ATE236 (ME 8933) Date: 2011/01/09 Route: 26
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBW44 (MM 2801) Date: 2011/01/23 Route: 905

			Year of the DRAGON, 2012 壬辰龍年	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m ATE236 (ME 8933) Date: 2011/12/22 Route: 26
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU16 (PJ 5187) Date: 2012/03/26 Route: 680

			Year of the SNAKE, 2013 癸巳蛇年	Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU16 (PJ 5187) Date: 2012/12/30 Route: 89
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU16 (PJ 5187) Date: 2012/12/30 Route: 89
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU242 (RG 9525) Date: 2013/10/06 Route: 6
				Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m ATE236 (ME 8933) Date: 2012/12/31 Route: 619

			Year of the HORSE, 2014 甲午馬年	Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU16 (PJ 5187) Date: 2013/12/31 Route: 271
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU16 (PJ 5187) Date: 2013/12/31 Route: 271

Year of the GOAT, 2015
乙未羊年

Volvo B9TL 12m
AVBWU317 (SR 8808)
Date: 2015/05/29
Route: 968

			Year of the MONKEY, 2016 丙申猴年	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m ATEU33 (PZ 8988) Date: 2016/01/08 Route: 85K
				Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m ATEU33 (PZ 8988) Date: 2016/01/08 Route: 85K
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU317 (SR 8808) Date: 2016/07/01 Route: 68X

			Year of the ROOSTER, 2017 丁酉雞年	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 12m ATENU139 (SH 6188) Date: 2017/01/08 Route: 269D
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU429 (TS 3933) Date: 2017/01/01 Route: 603

			Year of the DOG, 2018 戊戌狗年	Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU669 (VB 6984) Date: 2018/02/11 Route: 117
				Volvo B9TL 12m AVBWU669 (VB 6984) Date: 2018/02/25 Route: 63R

Years 1998-2009

			Year of the TIGER, 1998 戊寅虎年	Dennis Dragon 12m 3AD52 (HL 2438) Date: 1998/09/09 Route: 104
				Dennis Dragon 11m AD94 (FH 8543) Date: 2000/09/17 Route: 6A

			Year of the RABBIT, 1999 己卯兔年	Leyland Olympian 11m AL121 (FF 3078) Date: 1999/11/18 Route: 1
				Volvo Olympian 11m AV101 (GL 3611) Date: 2000/07/08 Route: 98A
				Volvo Olympian 11m AV381 (HN 8357) Date: 1999/06/10 Route: 1
				Volvo Olympian 12m 3AV329 (HG 4169) Date: 1999/02/13 Route: 6

			Year of the DRAGON, 2000 庚辰龍年	Volvo Olympian 11m AV381 (HN 8357) Date: 2000/09/17 Route: 1
				Volvo Olympian 11m AV513 (HU 208) Date: 2000/01/02 Route: 238X

Year of the SNAKE, 2001
辛巳蛇年

Volvo Olympian 11m AV381 (HN 8357)
Date: 2000/12/29
Route: 224X

Year of the HORSE, 2002
壬午馬年

Volvo Olympian 11m AV381 (HN 8357)
Date: 2002/02/12
Route: 63X

Year of the GOAT, 2003
癸未羊年

Volvo Olympian 11m AV326 (HL 9881)
Date: 2003/01/12
Route: 30X

Year of the MONKEY, 2004
甲申猴年

Volvo Olympian 11m AV381 (HN 8357)
Date: 2004/01/04
Route: 63X

Year of the ROOSTER, 2005
乙酉雞年

Volvo Olympian 11m AV326 (HL 9881)
Date: 2005/03/19
Route: 30X

Year of the DOG, 2006
丙戍狗年

Volvo Olympian 11m AV393 (HR 889)
Date: 2006/01/31
Route: 3C

Year of the PIG, 2007
丁亥豬年

Volvo Olympian 11m AV415 (HR 9800)
Date: 2006/12/30
Route: 93K

Year of the MOUSE, 2008
戊子鼠年

Volvo Olympian 11m AV326 (HL 9881)
Date: 2009/01/10
Route: 235

			Year of the OX, 2009 己丑牛年	Volvo Olympian 11m AV393 (HR 889) Date: 2009/01/10 Route: 3C
				Volvo Olympian 11m AV415 (HR 9800) Date: 2009/02/07 Route: 93K

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