![]() ![]() Later on, in the Tang dynasty’s Wuyin Yuan Calendar, the use of a syzygy to determine the lunar month was first seen. During the Ling dynasty, the Daming calendar that was introduced by Zu Chongzi introduced the equinoxes. This calendar established a more organized framework for all traditional calendars and all other future calendars followed suit. 13 th month, that is the intercalary month, was placed at the end year, and this calendar was also used by the Han dynasty.ĭuring the Han and Ming dynasties, the 24 solar terms, which divided the year into 24 equal parts was introduced, and this was known as the Taichu calendar. The main difference was that the year started on the 10 th month and ended on the 9 th. It was known as the Qin calendar and it followed nearly all the rules governing the Zhuangxu calendar. As time went by, modern versions of the Zhuanxu calendar known as the Qiang and Dai calendars came up and were used by the mountain peoples.Īfter the powerful and influential emperor Qin Shi Huangsuccessfully unified China under the authoritarian Qin dynasty in 221 BC, a new calendar was introduced. An intercalary month, which was the 13th month, was added to the end of the year. The months began on the day of the new month, and every year had about 12-13 months. These calendars are referred to as the quarter-remainder calendars or the six ancient calendars. The state of Lu hand its own calendar, Jin issued its own Xia calendar, Qin issues the Zhuanxu calendar, and Song also had its own calendar. At the time of the introduction of the calendar, several states were fighting Zhou control during the Warring States Period, and this saw the simultaneous introduction of competing for lunisolar calendars. The calendar sets the beginning of a new year at the day of the new moon right before the winter solstice. ![]() The Zhou calendar, which was introduced under the Zhou Dynasty, is considered the first lunisolar calendar to have ever existed. Also, other calendars such as the 4-quarters calendar and the balanced calendar were used before the discovery of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. ![]() Before then, only solar calendars, which were the 5-elemental calendars derived from the Wu Xing, were used. According to historical records and several other Chinese literary works, the Chinese Lunar Calendar was developed between 771 BC and 476 BC, during the Spring and Autumn Season of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. ![]()
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