Posted on January 24, 2012January 25, 2012 by WillemMonday/ the Dragon is here! '2012 The Year of the Dragon' card from China Monday marked the first day of the 2012 Year of the Dragon across Asia. This year it is a water dragon. Previous dragons were wood (1965), fire (1977), earth (1989) and metal (2000). I bought this cool new year’s card in Shenzhen two weeks ago.