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The Chinese zodiac, explained

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A quarter of the world's population cares a lot about the Chinese zodiac. Even if you don't believe in it, you'd be wise to know how it works, says technologist and entrepreneur ShaoLan Hseuh. In this fun, informative talk, ShaoLan shares some tips for understanding the ancient tradition and describes how it's believed to influence your personality, career, marriage prospects and how you'll do in a given year. What does your sign say about you?

A quarter of the world's population cares a lot about the Chinese zodiac. Even if you don't believe in it, you'd be wise to know how it works, says technologist and entrepreneur ShaoLan Hseuh. In this fun, informative talk, ShaoLan shares some tips for understanding the ancient tradition and describes how it's believed to influence your personality, career, marriage prospects and how you'll do in a given year. What does your sign say about you?

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ShaoLan Hsueh

Technologist, entrepreneur

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ShaoLan want to help people understand China's culture and language, and to bridge the gap between East and West.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Learn Chinese ... with ease. Chineasy’s goal is to allow people to learn to read Chinese easily by recognizing characters through simple illustrations. Get started learning Chinese today.