2012 The Year of the Dragon – 4709
2012 is the year of the Dragon – Happy New Year everyone! It’s the year 4709 by the Chinese calendar.
This is a “water dragon” year, which may mean things like more flooding, more natural disasters, and perhaps even continued cooling of the economy. It is also sometimes referred to as the Black Dragon or a Black Dragon year.
You can check out some information here for your new year (careful of all the ads!), and this story is a pretty good summary of what may lie ahead.