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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.89,0:00:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever been asked\Nby your Chinese friend,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.71,0:00:05.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What is your zodiac sign?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.95,0:00:08.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't think they are making small talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.46,0:00:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you say, "I'm a Monkey,"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.41,0:00:11.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they immediately know
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.79,0:00:15.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are either 24, 36, 48 or 60 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.21,0:00:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.24,0:00:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Asking a zodiac sign is a polite way\Nof asking your age.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.62,0:00:24.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By revealing your zodiac sign,\Nyou are also being evaluated.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.53,0:00:28.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Judgments are being made\Nabout your fortune or misfortune,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.59,0:00:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your personality, career prospects
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.100,0:00:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how you will do in a given year.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.32,0:00:36.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you share you and your\Npartner's animal signs,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.24,0:00:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will paint a picture in their mind\Nabout your private life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.72,0:00:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you don't believe\Nin the Chinese zodiac.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.37,0:00:47.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a quarter of the world population\Nis influenced by it,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.23,0:00:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'd be wise to do something about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.41,0:00:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is the Chinese zodiac, exactly?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.99,0:00:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most Westerners think\Nof Greco-Roman zodiac,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.21,0:00:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the signs divided into 12 months.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.97,0:01:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Chinese zodiac is different.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.95,0:01:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a 12-year cycle labeled with animals,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.15,0:01:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starting with a Rat and ending with a Pig,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.75,0:01:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has no association\Nwith constellations.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.66,0:01:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, if you were born\Nin 1975, you are a Rabbit.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.27,0:01:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you see your zodiac sign there?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.14,0:01:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our Chinese ancestors constructed\Na very complicated theoretical framework
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.45,0:01:30.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on yin and yang, the five elements\Nand the 12 zodiac animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.49,0:01:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over thousands of years,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.30,0:01:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this popular culture has affected\Npeople's major decisions,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.80,0:01:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as naming, marriage, giving birth\Nand attitude towards each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.41,0:01:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And some of the implications\Nare quite amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.25,0:01:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Chinese believe certain animals\Nget on better than the others.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.15,0:01:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So parents choose specific years\Nto give birth to babies,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.86,0:02:00.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they believe the team effort\Nby the right combination of animals
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.81,0:02:03.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can give prosperity to families.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.67,0:02:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We even refer to the zodiac\Nwhen entering into romantic relations.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.63,0:02:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a Pig; I should have perfect romance\Nwith Tigers, Goats and Rabbits.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.42,0:02:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese people believe some animals\Nare natural enemies.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.54,0:02:22.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a Pig, I need\Nto be careful with a Snake.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.10,0:02:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Raise your hand if you are a Snake.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.73,0:02:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's have a chat later.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.28,0:02:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.70,0:02:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We believe some animals\Nare luckier than the others,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.97,0:02:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as the Dragon.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.69,0:02:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unlike the Western tradition,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.57,0:02:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Chinese Dragon is a symbol\Nfor power, strength and wealth.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.18,0:02:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's everyone's dream\Nto have a Dragon baby.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.36,0:02:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jack Ma's parents\Nmust have been very proud.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.50,0:02:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they are not the only ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.08,0:02:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2012, the Year of the Dragon,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.01,0:02:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the birthrate in China,\NHong Kong and Taiwan
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.33,0:02:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,increased by five percent.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.60,0:02:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means another\None million more babies.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.50,0:03:03.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With a traditional\Npreference to baby boys,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.43,0:03:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the boy-girl ratio that year\Nwas 120 to 100.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.43,0:03:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When those Dragon boys grow up,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.22,0:03:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will face much more severe\Ncompetition in love and job markets.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.67,0:03:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the BBC and the Chinese\Ngovernment's press release,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.61,0:03:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,January 2015 saw a peak\Nof Cesarean sections.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.84,0:03:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.73,0:03:30.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the last month\Nfor the Year of the Horse.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.16,0:03:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not because they like horses so much,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.79,0:03:36.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's because they try to avoid\Nhaving unlucky Goat babies.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.28,0:03:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.38,0:03:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are a Goat, please don't feel bad.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.18,0:03:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are Goat babies.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.94,0:03:44.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't look like losers to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.07,0:03:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.26,0:03:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tiger is another undesirable animal,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.05,0:03:49.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to its volatile temperament.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.34,0:03:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many Chinese regions\Nsaw a sharp decline of birthrate
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.21,0:03:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during those years.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.12,0:03:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps one should consider\Nzodiac in reverse,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.82,0:04:04.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as those Tiger and Goat babies\Nwill face much less competition.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.04,0:04:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe they are the lucky ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.06,0:04:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went through the Forbes\Ntop 300 richest people in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.54,0:04:14.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's interesting to see
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.60,0:04:18.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most undesirable two animals,\Nthe Goat and Tiger,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.20,0:04:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are at the top of the chart,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.54,0:04:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even higher than the Dragon.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.35,0:04:24.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So maybe we should consider,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.50,0:04:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe it's much better\Nto have less competition.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.38,0:04:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One last but interesting point:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.43,0:04:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many Chinese people make\Ntheir investment decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.29,0:04:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on the zodiac sign index.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.61,0:04:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although the belief and tradition\Nof the zodiac sign
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.30,0:04:42.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been over thousands of years,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.05,0:04:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the trend of using it\Nin making major decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.37,0:04:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did not really happen\Nuntil the past few decades.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.93,0:04:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our ancestors were very busy\Nsurviving poverty, drought,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.35,0:04:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,famine, riot, disease and civil war.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.03,0:05:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, Chinese people\Nhave the time, wealth and technology
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.81,0:05:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create an ideal life\Nthey've always wanted.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.60,0:05:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The collective decision\Nmade by 1.3 billion people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.28,0:05:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has caused the fluctuation in economics\Nand demand on everything,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.85,0:05:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from health care and education\Nto property and consumer goods.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.09,0:05:26.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As China plays such an important role\Nin the global economy and geopolitics,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.09,0:05:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the decisions made based on the zodiac\Nand other Chinese traditions
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.22,0:05:33.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,end up impacting everyone\Naround the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.20,0:05:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are there any Monkeys here?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.03,0:05:40.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2016 is the Year of the Monkey.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.22,0:05:46.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Monkeys are clever, curious,\Ncreative and mischievous.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.95,0:05:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.14,0:05:51.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)