A woman in China who has given birth to nine children aspires to have a child for each of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs, motivated by the desire not to “waste her husband’s good genes”. Tian Dongxia, 33, from Zhejiang province in eastern China, met her husband Zhao Wanlong in 2008 and married him two years later. In 2010, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter born in the Year of the Tiger.
They believe that “having more children is a blessing”. Over the following years, the couple expanded their family with eight more children, including a set of twin boys born in the Year of the Dragon. Their youngest son, also a Tiger, was born in November 2022.
Tian explained her desire to have so many children stems from wanting to encompass all 12 Chinese zodiac signs, as she does not want to waste her husband’s “good genes”..