Chinese Tradition - Jiazi Chronology:

It is also known as the Ganzhi chronology. In the Taiyi number, each Jiazi is divided into three yuan, and after 1984, it is the lower yuan of Jiazi. Our country uses sixty jiazi to keep the year.

It is matched by the A, C, E, Geng, and Ren of the ten heavenly stems and the Zi, Yin, Chen, Wu, Shen, and Xu of the twelve earthly branches, and the B, Ding, Ji, Xin, and Gui of the ten heavenly stems and the Chou, Mao, Si, Wei, You, and Hai of the twelve earthly branches, a total of 60 groups, and the cycle is used again and again. The first month of the current Ganzhi year is the month of Jianyin.

In the ancient Chinese calendar:

Comparison Table of Sexagenary Branches:

Ten days of dry:

1A, 2B, 3C, 4D, 5E, 6H, 7, Hept, 8, Xin, 9, 10, 10

Pronunciation of rare words:

戊: wu, the fourth tone, Geng: geng, the first tone;

壬: ren, second tone, 癸: gui, third tone;

12 Earthly Branches:

1 Zi 2 Chou 3 Yin 4 Mao 5 Chen 6 Si 7 Wu 8 Wei 9 Shen 10 You

11 12 Hai

Pronunciation of rare words:

寅: yin, second tone, 卯: mao, third tone;

巳: si, the fourth tone, 酉: you, the third tone;

戌: xu, the first tone, hai: hai, the fourth tone;

The 12 earthly branches and zodiac signs are paired as:

Rat, ugly cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake,

Afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, roosters, dogs, pigs.

Twelve hours of the day:

Beginning: → time, ugly time, Yin time, Mao time, Chen time, Si time,

Noon, noon, Shen, unitary, xu, and hai. ← ends

List of ancient Chinese dry branches:

The first arrangement:

01 Jiazi 02 Yichou 03 Bingyin 04 Ding Mao 05 Wuchen 06 Jisi

07 Gengwu 08 Xin Wei 09 Ren Shen 10 癸酉 11 Jiaxu 12 Yihai

13 Bingzi 14 Ding Chou 15 Wu Yin 16 Ji Mao 17 Gengchen 18 Xin Si

19 Renwu 20 21 Jiashen 22 Yiyou 23 Bingxu 24 Dinghai

25 Wuzi 26 Jichou 27 Gengyin 28 Xin Mao 29 Renchen 30 癸巳

31 Jiawu 32 Yiwei 33 Bingshen 34 Ding You 35 Wuxu 36 Jihai

37 Gengzi 38 Xin Chou 39 Ren Yin 40 癸卯 41 Jiachen 42 Yisi

43 Bingwu 44 Ding Wei 45 Wushen 46 Jiyou 47 Gengxu 48 Xinhai

49 壬子 50 癸chou 51 Jiayin 52 Yimao 53 Bingchen 54 Ding Si

55 Wuwu 56 Jiwei 57 Gengshen 58 Xinyou 59 Renxu 60 Guihai

Second arrangement:

01 Jiazi 11 Jiaxu 21 Jiashen 31 Jiawu 41 Jiachen 51 Jiayin

02 Yi Chou 12 Yi Hai 22 Yi You 32 B Wei 42 Yi Si 52 Yi Mao

03 Bingyin 13 Bingzi 23 Bingxu 33 Bingshen 43 Bingwu 53 Bingchen

04 Ding Mao 14 Ding Chou 24 Ding Hai 34 Ding You 44 Ding Wei 54 Ding Si

05 Wuchen 15 Wuyin 25 Wuzi 35 Wuxu 45 Wushen 55 Wuwu

06 Ji Si 16 Ji Mao 26 Ji Chou 36 Ji Hai 46 Ji You 56 Ji Wei

07 Gengwu 17 Gengchen 27 Gengyin 37 Gengzi 47 Gengxu 57 Gengshen

08 Xin Wei 18 Xin Si 28 Xin Mao 38 Xin Chou 48 Xin Hai 58 Xin You

09 壬申 19 壬午 29 壬辰 39 壬寅 49 壬子 59壬戌

10 癸酉 20 癸未 30 癸巳 40 癸卯 50 癸ugly 60 癸海

The following is Baidu Encyclopedia - Jiazi Chronology (i.e., Ganzhi Chronology)

Chinese name: 甲子年法

Another name: Ganzhi chronology

Country: China

Start time: From the time of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor

Calculation method: The remainder of the Western calendar year minus 3 divided by 10 is the stem, and the remainder of the division by 12 is the branch. Among them: 1 is the first and the son, that is, the one and the son at the beginning of the heavenly and terrestrial branches.

There is a flaw in the Jiazi chronology, that is, there is a duplicate year name every 60 years, so the ancients used the emperor name to date the year. At present, the Jiazi chronology method is still used in the lunar calendar in China. It began in the era of the succession of the Yellow Emperor in ancient China.

Sexagenary Branch:

The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are the interpretation of the natural world by the ancient Chinese ancestors, also known as the "Dry Branches", which is the collective name of "Jia, B, C, Ding, Wuji, Geng, Xin Ren, Gui" (Ten Heavenly Stems) and "Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen, Si Wu Wei Shen Youxu Hai" (Twelve Earth Branches).

In the ancient Chinese calendar:

A, B, C, D, E, H, G, XIN, NON, and DE -- are called the "Ten Heavenly Stems".

Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai -- called the "Twelve Earthly Branches".

The two cooperate with each other in a fixed order to form the Ganzhi Discipline Law.

Meaning of the Ten Heavenly Stems:

A is the meaning of dismantling, which refers to the dissection of all things and the appearance of the armor.

B means rolling, which means that all things are born and rolled out.

C means bing, which refers to the sight of all things.

Ding means strong, referring to all things Ding Zhuang.

E means Mao, which means that all things are luxuriant.

The meaning of self is the record, which means that all things are tangible and can be recognized.

Geng is more meaningful, referring to the convergence of all things.

Xin means new, which means that all things are harvested at the beginning of the new world.

Ren means Ren, which refers to the yang energy that nourishes all things.

癸 is the meaning of 揆, which refers to the degree of all things.

It can be seen that the ten heavenly stems are not related to the sun's rise, and the sun's cycle has a direct impact on all things.

Meaning of the 12 Earthly Branches:

Zi means Zi, which refers to the fact that all things sprout under the yang energy of both movement.

Ugliness is new, and yang energy has not descended on it.

Yin is the meaning of shifting, leading, referring to the beginning of all things.

Mao is Mao, and all things are Mao.

Tatsu means earthquake, and things grow after vibration.

巳 is the beginning, referring to the prosperity of yang energy.

Wu is the meaning of 仵, which refers to the grandeur of all things.

If it is not a taste, everything has a taste.

Shen means body, which means that the body of all things has been accomplished.

You means old, and all things are old.

戌 means to extinguish, and all things are destroyed.

Hai means nuclear, all things collect.

Sixty Jiazi:

Use the ten heavenly stems of "A, C, E, G, and Ren" and the twelve earthly branches of "Zi, Yin, Chen, Wu, Shen, and Xu" to match;

And the ten heavenly stems of "B, Ding, Already, Xin, and Gui" and the twelve earthly branches of "Chou, Mao, Si, Wei, You, Hai" are matched.

A total of 60 groups are formed, called "Sixty Jiazi".

Sixty Jiazi Order[1]:

Jiazi, Yichou, Bingyin, Ding Mao, Wuchen, Jisi, Gengwu, Xinwei, Renshen, Guiyou,

Jiaxu, Yihai, Bingzi, Dingchou, Wuyin, Jimao, Gengchen, Xinsi, Renwu, Guiwei,

Jiashen, Yiyou, Bingxu, Dinghai, Wuzi, Jichou, Gengyin, Xinmao, Renchen, Guisi,

Jiawu, Yiwei, Bingshen, Ding You, Wuxu, Jihai, Gengzi, Xin Chou, Renyin, Guimao,

Jiachen, Yisi, Bingwu, Dingwei, Wushen, Jiyou, Gengxu, Xinhai, Renzi, Guichou,

Jiayin, Yimao, Bingchen, Dingsi, Wuwu, Jiwei, Gengshen, Xinyou, Renxu, Guihai

Jiazi Nayin:

The ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches are matched in two by two in order, from Jiazi to Guihai, a total of 60 combinations, called 60 Jiazi. and every two groups are equipped with a nanophonic five elements.

Jiazi, Yichou, with gold in the sea;

Bingyin, Ding Mao, with furnace medium fire;

Wuchen, Jisi, with large forests;

Gengwu, Xinwei, with roadside soil;

Renshen, 癸酉, with sword edge gold;

Jiaxu, Yihai, with mountain fire;

Cingzi, Ding Chou, with a hole into the water;

Wu Yin, Ji Mao, with city wall soil;

Gengchen, Xinsi, with white wax gold;

Renwu, Guiwei, with willow wood;

Jiashen, Yiyou, with spring water;

Bingxu, Dinghai, with the house on the soil;

Wuzi, Ji Chou, with thunder and fire;

Gengyin, Xinmao, with pine and cypress;

Renchen, 癸巳, with constant flowing water;

Jiawu, Yiwei, with gold in the sand;

Bingshen, Ding You, with the fire under the mountain;

Wuxu, Jihai, with flat wood;

Gengzi, Xin Chou, with soil on the wall;

壬寅, 癸卯, with gold leaf gold;

Jiachen, Yisi, with Buddha lights;

Bingwu, Ding Wei, with Tianhe water;

Wushen, Ji You, with a large post soil;

Gengxu, Xinhai, with hairpin and gold;

Renzi, Gui Chou, with mulberry pine;

Jiayin, Yimao, with large stream water;

Bingchen, Ding Si, with sand in the earth;

Wu Wu, Ji Wei, with the fire in the sky;

Gengshen, Xinyou, with pomegranate wood;

Renxu, Guihai, with large sea water.

Zodiac Signs:

Rat, ugly cow, Yinhu, Mao rabbit, Chenlong, snake, afternoon horse, Wei sheep, Shen monkey, rooster, dog, pig.

The ancients used the stems of heaven and earth to represent the order of years, months, days, and hours, and cycled over and over again.

The stem branch was originally used to record the day, and later it was mostly used to record the year, and now the year of the lunar calendar still uses the dry branch.

How to Use:

1. Chronicle

Each stem branch is one year, and after sixty stems (commonly known as "sixty jiazi"), it is counted from the beginning, and the cycle is endless.

2. Remembering the month

The earthly branch of each month is fixed (the first month is started by Yin, February is Mao, and March is Chen.... Until December〉

Then it is combined with the heavenly stem in turn, and the first month of the first year is the month of Bingyin, the month of February is the month of Dingmao, and the month of March is Wuchen.... And so on.

As in the table above, from Jiazi to Guihai, there are a total of 60 Jiazi, just five years.

3. Remembering the day

In order, two months and sixty days, just one cycle of dry branches.

Fourth, timekeeping

The earthly branch of the time is fixed, 12 hours a day, 23:00~1:00 is the sub-hour, 1:00~3:00 is the ugly hour...... 21:00~23:00 is the morning hour.

Resources:

[1] Sexagenary Branch.

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Tianjin, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 5th is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and folk habits call this day the first day of the first lunar month. Why is the first month of the lunar calendar called "New Year" instead of January? Folklore experts explain this.

Luo Shuwei, a historian and researcher at the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences, said that in the practice of labor and production, our ancestors discovered the cycle of alternating four seasons in spring, summer, autumn and winter according to the pointing of the Beidou bucket handle and the appearance of a number of stars; at the same time, the moon was divided into 12 months, and the 12 places dominated the 12 months, thus formulating the earliest calendar summer calendar.

However, with the change of dynasties, the month of the year as the first month of the year varies from dynasty to dynasty, that is, the month of the year is set as the first month of the year, and different dynasties are different.

For example, the Xia calendar of the Xia Dynasty began with January, the Yin calendar of the Shang Dynasty began with December of the summer calendar, and the Zhou calendar of the Zhou Dynasty began with November of the summer calendar.

If it is called by the Ganzhi chronology, January is called the month of "Jianyin", December is called the month of "Jianchou", and November is called the month of "Jianzi", which is the so-called "three constructions". Among them, "Jian" represents the pointing of the top of the Big Dipper's handle.

In China, before the Qin Dynasty to the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, the beginning of the year has been in the tenth month of the summer calendar, that is, the first day of October of the lunar calendar is the new year. In the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, that is, in 104 BC, the first month of the year was fixed in the month of "Jianyin", that is, the first month of the lunar calendar.

Luo Shuwei further introduced that the word "zheng" has two pronunciations in Chinese: one is like the "zheng" in "just right not a", which has the meaning of zhengzhong, uprightness, and correction, but when used in January in the lunar calendar, it is necessary to read the pronunciation of "zheng" in "ten thousand miles of journey". This is the traditional reading since the Zhou and Qin dynasties. Some people also believe that the pronunciation of "zheng" as "zheng" is because Qin Shi Huang's surname is Yingmingzheng, and "zheng" is the same as "zheng", so in order to avoid the emperor's name, it was changed to "zheng" sound.

"The first day of the new year is the New Year, the first day of the new year. Folklore experts said that with the arrival of the first day of the first lunar month, the curtain of the Spring Festival officially opened, and people visited relatives and friends, worshiped each other for the New Year, and expressed their best wishes for the new year.