Whether or not you believe in it, the zodiac system is a useful way to understand Chinese culture, says writer ShaoLan Hsueh.
你知道自己的中国生肖属相吗？按照传统，它揭示的不仅仅是你的年龄——它更是一扇窥探你性格、事业、姻缘以及未来吉凶的窗口。对于薛晓岚（TED演讲：中国生肖详解)来说，生肖并非科学真理，但讲授生肖是实现她真正目标的有趣方式：帮助西方世界更深入地了解中国文化。（她还创立了”汉字学”，一套学习中文的视觉化系统。）在这里，她以生动的十二生肖图画及其拼音名称，深入探讨生肖的历史与现代意义。
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