Chinese calendars

lunisolar calendar

lunar calendar classification, assigning a symbolic animal and its reputed attributes to each traditional Chinese daily hour or Chinese lunar year for a repeating cycle of twelve forming the Earthly Branch

method for reckoning time in China

calendar era used by the Republic of China, later Taiwan, starting from 1912 (= year 1 of Minguo era)

East Asian (Chinese) system of 10 ordinals, first appeared during the Shang dynasty (ca. 1250 BCE); together with the 6 Earthly Branches produce a compound cycle of 60 days or 60 years

name given to a year in East Asian cultures

Zhēngyuè () is the first month of the year in the Chinese calendar. In general, the Vernal Showers are in Zhēngyuè. The name comes from the annual morale-building rite () in ancient China.

Làyuè () is the last month of the year in the Chinese calendar. In general, the Great Cold, the 24th solar term, is in Làyuè. The name comes from the winter sacrifice, just as February. In Japan, the month is known as .

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