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]

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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