Lijie Yang was once a depressed patient and it happened due break up. She suffered a lot mentally during this period which unfortunately have lasted for a long time. She has been seeing the phycologist, have been consuming pills and so on. For her, everyday seemed to be a nightmare and was very challenging to fight back her depression. By sharing her whole process of depression, from how it started and how she overcame, and with the details how a depressed person suffers everyday, she wants to tell the audiences to be respectful to all people who are mentally unstable and give a helping hand instead of laughing or feeling strange at them. Lijie Yang is an outgoing little girl who always brings positive energy to others. She's very independent, as long as it is something that she could handle by herself, she will never bother others. She personally thinks that she is much more mature than her peers, so she has a more mature perspectives on the things happening around her. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Like everyone does, Zhenghao Chen has friends and cherishes this friendship a lot. In his talk, he wants to discuss about the real definition of friendship, in other words, true friends. By sharing his experience with his true friends, he would be sharing his ideas on what true friends should be like. Moreover, he discusses a question, whether more friends is always better. By combining his opinion on friends with his daily experience, the speech will tell you what a true friend is. Here’s Zhenghao Chen, Blake, a 11th grader from Wuxi Foreign Language School. He is 16 years old and is passionate in sports such as basketball and football, by the way he also enjoys exploring outdoor activities and traveling all over the world to enjoy the natural beauty of the world. Moreover, he is a kind of person that enjoys to stay and hang out with friends. Also he is compassionate and warm hearted, and believes friendship is a big component of his life. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Gender equality has always been an issue both nowadays and back in the past. Women are commonly being placed at a lower level than men and sometimes are limited in freedom. Furthermore, there's some people who believe that there are things the wife should be in charge after marriage, such as taking care of children, doing housework and so on. This concept is wrong. Xixi You, by combining movies, history, her experience is willing to spread the ideas that women should break free from the specific identities given which are incorrect. Xixi Yu, Narcissa, has the personality type is ENTJ. This means that she's self-motivated and independent, also having great ambitions. She always have an eye on her target and tries her best to achieve her goal. She has a curious mind mainly resulted from reading books about history in her free time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Cancer, one word that has conflicted so many. In her talk, Narayani will shed light on the voices of those suffering as this is an increasing issue, with more than 15,000 children and adolescents in the US diagnosed with cancer every year. Cancer, one word that has conflicted so many. In her talk, Narayani will shed light on the voices of those suffering as this is an increasing issue, with more than 15,000 children and adolescents in the US diagnosed with cancer every year. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Recently, MBTI is a hot topic among people. This categorizes people into 16 kinds with 4 letters, each letter indicating a fundamental dimension. Nowadays, as MBTI is frequently used to distinguish the personalities of people, there are even bars in some countries that divides the area for different MBTI types. However, Wenting Chen believes that people should not be defined with such few letters. It is incorrect and has limitations in verifying a person clearly. So she wants to share the pros and cons of MBTI and her perpective on how to deal with it. An enthusiastic navigators find paths. Wenting Chen, Whitney, is a 12th grader from Wuxi Foreign Language School. The words extroverted and creative is far from enough to describe her, and the reason is that she believes no one should be defined. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Have you ever felt like your heart is fighting against you, making it difficult to move forward? We call this the "inner conflict", also called “internal friction”. It has become a significant part of our lives. Some people are highly sensitive to their surroundings and the opinions of others. Which adds to their psychological pressure. But why is that? Why do we experience this so often? Empathy and compassion play important roles in Sitong's personality, and she often tries to understand others' situations. This mental attitude guides her actions, and she believes it can bring positive impacts to others. From her friends' perspectives, she's a vibrant and good listener. Together with her friends, she enjoys sharing both funny and sad moments in life. She is also very helpful to others and is of her great pleasure to help people in need. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx