Wang Quan.[Photo provided to China Daily]

6. Wang Quan, 24, female, graduate student from Beijing

I've never been told that people born in the Year of the Sheep have bad luck, until this year when a friend raised this topic. She told me that I would probably be a workaholic, and have a bitter life. I don't agree with her. I think that compared to my parents' generation, I already have a very comfortable life.

Nonetheless, I do see myself becoming a workaholic due to my birth animal, because I think people born in the Year of Sheep are usually diligent, prudent and mild-tempered. I left my parents when I was in high school to pursue a better education in the US, and now I study in Australia. This experience used to excruciate me, but now I realized it has toughened me up and transferred me from a little girl to an independent woman.

My family appreciates Chinese traditions, but we don't believe in superstitions that much. Still, I'm going to wear red socks, red clothes and even red lipstick, purely because I love the color. Also, I saw in a fashion magazine that the color of 2015 is marsala red, so why not dress in red?