How I defeat pests with 36 Stratagems | Linda Tan | TEDxXiguan

The 36 Stratagems, might be one of the most famous and influential Chinese literature in the world. They are, of course, war wisdom. But Linda Tan, a social entrepreneur, uses these ancient war stratagems to defeat another kind of enemy - pests in her field.

With this kind of fun and memorable approach, Linda hopes wisdom like this can be passed along farmers and making farming attractive again in China.

When Linda was 11 years old she immigrated to Canada from China with her parents. Majored in molecular biology, all her family and herself were all expecting she would become a scientist. A volunteer trip to China when she was 21 changed her perspective. She found her passion lied in rural areas of China and wanted to contribute to its development.

When she was 25 years old she decided to resign from her then job as a researcher in Ontario Ministry of Health in Canada, came back to China and devote herself into topics of rural China development. She is now partner of a social enterprise Rice Harmony Cooperative.

当谭静远在11岁的时候她与父母从中国移民至加拿大。她学习了分子生物专业，她的家人甚至她自己都觉得以后她会成为一个科学家。21岁时的一次中国志愿之旅改变了她的想法。她发现自己对中国乡村事业抱有极大热情，也愿意将自己投入到它的发展中。

当她在25岁的时候，她决定从加拿大安大略省卫生部研究员的职位上辞职，回到中国投身于乡村发展。她现在是社会企业天地人禾的合伙人。

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