Chinese calendar

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs agricultural calendar
lunar calendar (colloquially)
yin calendar
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkb:Mid-Autumn_Festival
gptkb:Qingming_Festival
gptkb:Double_Ninth_Festival
gptkb:Ghost_Festival
gptkb:Dongzhi_Festival
gptkb:Laba_Festival
gptkb:Winter_Solstice_Festival
gptkbp:calendar lunisolar
gptkbp:containsElement gptkb:Earthly_Branches
gptkb:Heavenly_Stems
gptkb:Solar_terms
gptkbp:cycle 12-year animal cycle
60-year cycle
gptkbp:governs agricultural activities
gptkbp:hasLeapMonth yes
gptkbp:hasSolarTerms gptkb:24_solar_terms
gptkbp:hasZodiacAnimals gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:dog
gptkb:horse_race
gptkb:lion
gptkb:livestock
gptkb:Pig
right
Rat
Ox
Rooster
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese calendar
gptkbp:monthHeld 12 months
Zhēngyuè (正月)
leap month
sometimes 13 months
gptkbp:notableFeature years begin on second or third new moon after winter solstice
intercalary month added to align with solar year
months begin on new moon
used for feng shui
used for traditional medicine timing
gptkbp:originatedIn 14th century BCE
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:Emperor_Shunzhi
gptkb:Emperor_Wu_of_Han
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Chinese_government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gregorian_calendar
gptkb:Korean_calendar
gptkb:Vietnamese_calendar
Japanese era
gptkbp:startYear between late January and late February
gptkbp:usedFor funeral rites
astrology
naming ceremonies
ancestral worship
birthday calculation
fortune-telling
selecting auspicious dates
traditional holidays
wedding dates
zodiac assignment
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Macau
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Japan_(historically)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:event
gptkb:ancient_China
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4