Chinese calendar

The Chinese calendar, also known as the "agriculture calendar" (農曆/农历), is a lunisolar calendar (yinyangli). It was used until 1912 when the Gregorian calendar was adopted. This is a system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes. It was developed in part from a lunar calendar (陰曆 yinli) and in part from a solar calendar (陽曆 yangli).^[1]

History

The current version of the Chinese calendar was developed for the Chongzhen Emperor in the 17th century.^[2]

Today in China the Gregorian calendar is used for most activities. At the same time, the Chinese calendar is still used for traditional Chinese holidays like the Chinese New Year or the Mid-Autumn Festival.^[3]

Chinese Calendar Media

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Tung Shing, an almanac closely tied to the traditional Chinese calendar, is vital in many aspects of life, including marking suitable dates related to indigenous beliefs and guiding the selection of the most auspicious days for events like weddings.
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In ancient China, a vertical pole and a horizontal ruler, aligned north and south on the ground, were used to determine the winter solstice and the length of the tropical year by measuring the length of the shadow cast.
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Ancient form 秝 in oracle bone script
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Chinese Calendar of 2017
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Page of a Chinese calendar containing monthly information in the years Daoguang 14–16, corresponding to 1834–1836
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Five-phase and four-quarter calendars
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"星房虛昴" donated Sunday
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"牛", "女" and "虛" of 28-day cycle in almanac, falling on Friday, Saturday and Sunday correspondingly, (Line read from right to left)
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Azure Dragon of the East
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Black Tortoise of the North

Related pages

Sexagenary calendar

References

↑ Hong Kong Observatory, "The Chinese Agricultural Calendar (Nongli)" Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine; "The Chinese Calendar" at Calendopaedia.com; retrieved 2013-1-1.
↑ York, Donald G. and Owen Gingerich. 2011. The Astronomy Revolution: 400 Years of Exploring the Cosmos, p. 281.
↑ Hong Kong Observatory, "Climatological Information for Lunar New Year (Period: 1947 - 2012)" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-1-1.

Other websites

Gregorian-Lunar Calendar Conversion Table Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Hong Kong Observatory, "The Chinese Agricultural Calendar (Nongli)" Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine; "The Chinese Calendar" at Calendopaedia.com; retrieved 2013-1-1.

[2] York, Donald G. and Owen Gingerich. 2011. The Astronomy Revolution: 400 Years of Exploring the Cosmos, p. 281.

[3] Hong Kong Observatory, "Climatological Information for Lunar New Year (Period: 1947 - 2012)" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-1-1.

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