CULTURE FEATURE
The Chinese Dates in Y2K
I have received many questions about how to obtain Chinese Calendars on the net. I am sad to say that I do not know of any such services. However, I have prepared a list of some of the significant events in the Chinese Year and had listed their Chinese and Gregorian dates for the year 2000. Hope you will find them useful.
The dates are listed in the form MMDD and MMDDYY for Chinese and Gregorian dates respectively.
| Chinese | Gregorian | Solar Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1229 | 020400 | Arrival of Spring |
| 0115 | 021900 | Rain Water |
| 0130 | 030500 | Insects Awakening |
| 0215 | 032000 | Spring Equinox |
| 0230 | 040400 | Pure Brightness |
| 0316 | 042000 | Grain Rain |
| 0402 | 050500 | Arrival of Summer |
| 0418 | 052100 | Grain Full |
| 0504 | 060500 | Grain in Ear |
| 0520 | 062100 | Summer Solstice |
| 0606 | 070700 | Slight Heat |
| 0621 | 072200 | Great Heat |
| 0708 | 080700 | Arrival of Autumn |
| 0724 | 082300 | Limit of Heat |
| 0810 | 090700 | White Dew |
| 0826 | 092300 | Autumn Equinox |
| 0911 | 100800 | Cold Dew |
| 0926 | 102300 | Frost Descents |
| 1012 | 110700 | Arrival of Winter |
| 1027 | 112200 | Slight Snow |
| 1112 | 120700 | Great Snow |
| 1126 | 122100 | Winter Solstice |
| 1211 | 010501 | Slight Cold |
| 1226 | 012001 | Great Cold |
| Chinese | Gregorian | Festival |
|---|---|---|
| 0101 | 0205 | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 0115 | 021900 | Yuan Xiao/Shang Yuan |
| 0230 | 040400 | Qing Ming |
| 0505 | 060600 | Duan Wu (Summer Festival) |
| 0707 | 080600 | Qi Xi |
| 0715 | 081400 | Zhong Yuan/Hungry Ghosts Festival |
| 0815 | 091200 | Zhong Xiu (Autumn Moon Festival) |
| 0909 | 100600 | Chong Yang |
| 1015 | 111000 | Xia Yuan |
| 1126 | 122100 | Dong Zi/Winter Solstice (Winter Festival) |
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