page_title: Huihui Lifa
section_title: Study of the Huihui Lifa in Korea
hierarchical_section_title: Huihui Lifa / Study of the Huihui Lifa in Korea
caption_attribution_description: Korean armillary sphere
context_page_description: The Huihui Lifa was a set of astronomical tables published throughout China from the time of the Ming Dynasty in the late 14th century through the early 18th century. The tables were based on a translation into Chinese of the Zij, the title Huihui Lifa literally meaning "Muslim System of Calendar Astronomy".
context_section_description: In the early Joseon period, the Islamic calendar served as a basis for calendar reform owing to its superior accuracy over the existing Chinese-based calendars. A Korean translation of the Huihui Lifa was studied in Korea under the Joseon Dynasty during the time of Sejong in the 15th century. The tradition of Chinese-Islamic astronomy survived in Korea until the early 19th century.
caption: Korean celestial globe based on the Huihui Lifa.
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