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CNY: The Year of the Monkey Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

CherryCacher: This cache was placed here when the venue it was near was a Grease Monkey. Since that time, the venue has changed hands 4 times and is now a drive thru beverage store. This cache has served the geocaching community well, for over 10 years and was part of a greater group puzzle for CNY12 (the first CNY series) with a final that has been gone for 5 years, so it is time to retire it.

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Hidden : 1/20/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The CNY series celebrates the Chinese New Year. The 12 animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac are presented. Eleven will have a number needed for the coordinates to find the twelfth for this Chinese New Year, The Year of the Dragon.

The monkey is a clever animal. It is usually compare to a smart person. During the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC – 476 BC), the dignified official title of marquis with the pronunciation 'Hou', was the same as the monkey's. The monkey was thereby bestowed with auspicious meaning. Pictures of it are pasted on walls and doors to bring good fortune in officialdom.

Years of the Monkey

  02/20/1920-02/07/1921  

  02/06/1932-01/25/1933  

  01/25/1944-02/12/1945  

  02/12/1956-01/30/1957  

  01/30/1968-02/16/1969  

  02/16/1980-02/04/1981  

  02/04/1992-01/22/1993  

  01/22/2004-02/08/2005  

  02/08/2016-01/27/2017  



Strengths
There are more erratic geniuses in their character and life. Those born in the Year of the Monkey are lively, flexible, quick-witted and versatile. They love moving about and sports. Being talented problem solvers, they are self-assured, sociable and innovative, with competent practical ability. They are even willing to put their own business aside to help others. They have strong desire for knowledge and have excellent memories. When communicating, they do not like to be controlled and have a strong desire to present themselves. They will show amazing creativity in their work.

Weaknesses
They are probably to be successful but they are sometimes agreeable. If they can get into something immediately, they will be discouraged. They are jealous, suspicious, cunning, selfish and arrogant sometimes, and they tend to look down upon others. If they are not impatient and mouthy, they can gain more achievement.


This cache is placed on the property of a private business and the placement has been approved by the business' manager. Cache with confidence.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)