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).Hong Kong Observatory,  "The Chinese Agricultural Calendar (Nongli)" ;  "The Chinese Calendar" at Calendopaedia.com; retrieved 2013-1-1. 

History
The current version of the Chinese calendar was developed for the Chongzhen Emperor in the 17th century.York, Donald G. and Owen Gingerich. 2011. The Astronomy Revolution: 400 Years of Exploring the Cosmos, p. 281.

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.Hong Kong Observatory, "Climatological Information for Lunar New Year (Period: 1947 - 2012)" ; retrieved 2013-1-1.

Related pages
 Sexagenary calendar

References

Other websites
  Gregorian-Lunar Calendar Conversion Table 

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