Chinese lunisolar calendar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chinese_lunisolar_calendar

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Chinese_calendar
gptkbp:basisFor	gptkb:Tibetan_calendar gptkb:Korean_calendar gptkb:Mongolian_calendar gptkb:Vietnamese_calendar Japanese era
gptkbp:calendar	lunisolar
gptkbp:cycle	60-year cycle 12-year animal zodiac
gptkbp:epoch	2637 BCE (alternative) 2697 BCE (traditional)
gptkbp:governingBody	Chinese imperial court (historically)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chinese lunisolar calendar
gptkbp:modernUse	agriculture astrology traditional festivals birthday calculation (traditional)
gptkbp:monthHeld	Zhēngyuè (正月) 12 or 13 (with leap month) leap month (intercalary month)
gptkbp:notableFeature	combines lunar and solar cycles basis for East Asian traditional calendars inserts leap month to align with solar year
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences_(modern_times) astronomical observations
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Gregorian_calendar gptkb:Hebrew_calendar gptkb:Islamic_calendar Hindu calendar
gptkbp:solarTerms	gptkb:24_solar_terms
gptkbp:startYear	between late January and late February
gptkbp:tracks	solar year lunar months
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:Chinese_New_Year gptkb:Mid-Autumn_Festival gptkb:Qingming_Festival gptkb:Double_Ninth_Festival traditional holidays
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:China gptkb:Hong_Kong gptkb:Macau gptkb:Singapore gptkb:Taiwan gptkb:Japan_(as_Japanese_calendar,_historically) gptkb:Korea_(as_Korean_calendar) Vietnam (as Vietnamese calendar)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Gregorian_calendar_(in_China,_1912)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6