Crouching tigers hidden dragons: on the myth of the two birth signs |
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| Authors: | Chih-Hsing Hung Der-Yuan Yang Yi-Hsi Lee |
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| Institution: | 1. National Kaohsiung 1st U. of Sci&2. Tech, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;3. Business School of Central South University, National Kaohsiung 1st U. of Sci& |
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| Abstract: | Sensational reports on the number of newborn in the years of tiger and dragon have aroused great concerns among certain governments. Substantial social cost will be incurred if any age group diminishes or multiplies out of proportion. This article clarifies the facts concealed underneath those breathtaking anecdotes. The statistics of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, where people have strong passion for the birth sign dragon and distaste for tiger, shows that there are neither shrinking tiger nor bulging dragon cohorts for the newborn or the whole population. |
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| Keywords: | Birth signs of the Chinese Zodiac tradition year of tiger and dragon |
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