:
THE 100 YEARS ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR,
1st JAN., 1776 to 25th JAN., 187G,
CORRESPONDING WITH THE 11th DAY of the 11th MOON of the 40th YEAR of the EEIGN KIEN-LUNG,
To the END of the 14th YEAR of the REIGN TUNG-CHI;
TOGETIIER WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING SEVERAL INTERESTING TABLES AND EXTRACTS.
BY IP. LOUE;EIE,0.
SHANGHAI
rRINTED AT THE " NORTH-CHINA HERALD " OFFICE,
1872. -A c^ V lo ; ;
PREFACE.
In presenting the 100 Years Anglo-Chinese Calendar to the public, the compiler claims no originality for his work, inasmuch as, since the year 1832,* Calendars in somewhat similar form have been yearly issued from the press in China ; but, as it is doubtful if a complete series of these exists, and as, in the transaction of business, whether official, legal or commercial, between Foreigners and Chinese, and in the study of Chinese History which is now so intimately connected with foreign nations, a knowledge of the corresponding dates is quite necessary, it is hoped that this compilation will be found useful, and especially so in referring to the date of past events, and in deciding the precise day, according to the Chinese and Chris- tian Calendars, on which they occurred. Commencing with the last quarter of the past century (1st January, 1776), the Calendar embraces the peiiod when the first British Embassy (Lord Macartney's in 1793) arrived in China. For convenience sake the Calendar has been divided into 10 parts, each embracing a period of ten years of the Christian era and ends with the close of the 14th year of the present reign Tung-chi, —the 25th January, 1876. The Tables, extending to some 260 pages, enable both foreigners and natives to arrive more readily and with more correctness, at the dates of their respective Calendars, than they can by the use of the Table of the Sexagenary Cycle.
We give in an Appendix the Table of the Cyclic Characters : j we have not used this Table, however, in our compilation, but have checked our dates by the Table of the 28 '§' hung (houses or constel- ations). As we completed the printing, we were kindly furnished by Baron Johannes Von Gumpach, with his calculations of Chinese New
Years' Days ; and were glad to find that our dates entirely agree with those ascertained by him astronomically, and by his permission we give in the Appendix a Table showing the Chinese New Years' Days for 1876 to 2000 A.D. P. L. Shanghai, September, 1872.
* The late Mr. John Robert Morrison was the first compiler of the Anglo-Chinese Calendar and it does not appear that previous to 1832 the comparative statement of the correspondence of Chinese and Christian dates, in this form, had ever been attempted.
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CONTENTS.
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1 Part I.—January 1st, 1776 to 31st December, 1785, corresponding with the ) 11th day of the 11th moon of the 40th year, to the 1st day of the 12th L Page 1 @ 26
moon of the 50th year of the reign Kien-Lcng, ...... J Part II.—January 1st, 1786 to 31st December, 1795, corresponding with thej 2nd day of the 12th moon of the 50th year, to the 21st day of the - 27 „ 52
11th moon of the 60th year of the reign Kiex-Luxg, . . . . j
1 Part III.—January 1st, 1796 to 31st December, 1805, corresponding with the 22nd day of the 11th moon of the 60th year of the reign Kiex- 53 „ 78 Lung, to the 11th day of the 11th moon of the 10th year of the reign KlA-KlXG, Part IV.—January 1st, 1806 to 31st December, 1815, corresponding with the 12th day of the 11th moon of the 10th year, to the 2nd day of 79 „ 104 the 12th moon of the 20th year of the reign Kia-Kixg, Part V.—January 1st, 1816 to 31st December, 1825, corresponding wiih the 3rd day of the 12th moon of the 20th year of the reign Kia-Kixg, to 105 „ 130 the 22nd day of the 11th moon of the 5th year of the reign Tau- Kwaxg, Part VI.—January 1st, 1826 to 31st December, 1835, corresponding with the 23rd day of the 11th moon of the 5th year, to the 12th day of the 131 „ 156 11th moon of the 15th year of the reign Tau-Kwaxg, Part VII.—January 1st, 1836 to 31st December, 1845, corresponding with the 13th day of the 11th moon of the loth year, to the 3rd day of the 157 „ 182 12th moon of the 25th year of the reign of Tau-Kwaxg, Part VIII.—January 1st, 1846 to 31st December, 1855, corresponding with]
the 4th day of the 12th moon of the 25th year of the reign Tau- I 183 „ 208 Kwaxg, to the 23rd day of the 11th moon of the 5th year of the reign f Hiex-Fuxg, ...... j Part IX.—January 1st, 1856 to 31st December, 1865, corresponding with* the 24th day of the 11th moon of the 5th year of the reign Hiex- [ 203 „ 234 Fuxg, to the 14th day of the 11th moon of the 4th year of the reign [ Tuxg-Chi, • j Part X.— January 1st, 1866 to 25th January, 1876, corresponding with the] 15th day of the 11th moon of the 4th year, to the end of the 14th I 235 „ 261 year of the reign Tuxg-Chi, ...... j APPENDIX.
Table of the Sexagenary Cycle for the years of the present Dynasty, and ex- Page tending to the year 1900, A.D., ...... j"
Chinese Division of Time, (extract), . Table of the 76 Cycles, B.C. 2637 to A.D. 1864, Table of the 28 Constellation Characters,
Time Table, (extract), ,.
Table of the Twenty-four Solar Terms, (extract),
Chronological Table of the Reigns of the Emperors of China of the present Dynasty, and of the Contemporary Rulers of Great Britain and Pre- sidents of the United States,
Table of the First day of the New Years of the Reign Shun-Chi, 9
Table of the First day of the New Years of the Reign Kang-Hi, 10 11 Table of the First day of the New Years of the Reign Yung-Ching 12
Table of the First day of the New Years of the 1st to the 40th year of the reign ) 13 U Kien-Lung, ...... j Table of the First day of the Chinese New Years for 1S76 to 2000 A.D., astro-) 15 nomically ascertained by Baron Johannes Von Gumpach, . . j"
Perpetual Calendar for 2000 years after Christ, Old and New Style, 16 17
^ OF TM£ ^p UNIVERSITY
PART I.
MONDAY, 1st JANUARY, 1776
TO
SATURDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1785.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE
11th Day of the 11th Moon of the 40th Year
TO THE
1st Day of the 12th Moon of the bOth Year
OF
KIEN-LUNG.
m - + m - + # + pg mn ± a -wh r. + ^ + £n^ 8 IE January 1776—1780 j3 n February 7776 February 1781—1785. n
1781. 1782. 1783. 1784/ 1785.
4(Jth & 47th Years 47 th 46th Year & 48th Years 49th Year 49th A 3i 'tli Yea of of of of of KlK.N-Lr\i;. KlEN-LtTNO. KlEN-LuNG. Keen-Lung. KlKN •! m& mn MM
- Days Da] Daj Days Days Pays Day* n.-iv. | Days Days
of the Moon, of the of the Moon. of the of the Moon, of the of the Moon . .ft lie of the Moon. of till
Week. Moon. Week. Moon. Week. Moon. Week, i Moon. Week. Moon
Th 9 F XII Id s XII 30 Sun 11 Tu XII 22
F 10 s 20 Sun X.Y 1 M 12 w 23 (48.) S 11 Sun 21 M 2 Tu 13 Th 24 Sun 12 M 22 Tu 3 \V 14 F M 13 Tu 23 W 4 Th 15 S Tu 14 W 24 Th 5 F 16 Sun W 15 Th 25 F 6 S 17 11 2S
Th 16 F 26 S 7 Sun IS Tu 29
9 F 17 S 27 Sun 8 M 19 W X.Y. 1 (50.) 10 S IS Sti/i 28 M 9 Tu 20 Th 11 Sun 19 M 29 Tu 10 W 21 F
12 M 20 Tu X. Y. 1 W 11 Th 22 S 4 (47.) 13 Tu 21 W 2 Th 12 F 23 Sun 5 14 W 22 Th 3 F 13 S 24 M 6 Th 23 F 25 15 4 S 14 Sun Tu . 16 F 24 S Sun 15 M 26 W S 17 S 23 Sun M 16 Tu 27 Th 9 IS Sun 26 M Tu 17 W 2S F 10
19 M 27 Tu W IS Th 29 S 11
•20 Tu 2S W Th 19 F 30 Sun 12
21 W 29 Th F 20 S II 1 M 13 22 Th 30 F S 21 Sun 2 Tu 14
23 F II 1 S #«« 22 M 3 W 15 o 24 S Sun M 23 Tu 4 Th 16 23 Sun 3 M Tu 24 W 5 F 17 26 M 4 Tu W 25 Th 6 S 18
27 Tu 5 W Th 20 F 7 Sun 19 28 W 6 Th F 27 S M 20 29 Sun
^£ + AI-tf-I^- + AI'i:f M S March 1776—1780. 1
March 1781—1785. }\ = H m April 1776—1780. April 1781—1785. 10
M ?L May 1776- 11 1:2
M 13
June 1781—1785. n y> 14
H 15
July 1781—1785. M -fc 1G
M A August 1776—1780. 17
August 1781—1785. M A IS n % September 1776—1780. 19
September 1 20
}i + October 1776—1780. 21
October 1781—1785. ft + 29
R-+ November 1776—1780. 09
November 1781—1785. H - + u
ft - + December 1776—1780. 25
December 1781—1780. H - + CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OF THE PIJKCEDING YEARS.
40th YEAR of KIEN-LUNG
ft 41st „ do.
) 42nd „ do. T I ¥
\ % 43rd „ do.
) &
44th „ do.
t %
45th „ do. \ *
i * 46th ,, do. * 47th „ do. \
i s 48th „ do.
49th „ do.
50th do. ,, E PxVl^T II.
SUNDAY, 1st JANUARY, 1786
TO
THURSDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1795.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE
2nd Day of the 12th Moon of the 50th Year,
TO THE
21st Day of the 11th Moon of the 60th Year
OF
KIEN-LUNG. 23
M JE January 1786- 29 30 n n February 1786—1790. 31
February 1791 —1795. M — S3
H = March 1786—1790. 33
March 1701—1795. M = 34
M m April 1786—1790. 35
April 1701—1705. M 36
H 3L May 1786—1790. 37 38 n * June 1786—1790. 39 40
n -b July II
July 1701—1705. H -b 42
M A August 1786- 43
August 1791—1795. M A
1791. 1792.* 1793.
561 li Year 57th Year 5Sth Year of of of K u:\-Lung. KlKN-LUNG. KlEN-LUNG.
Davs Davs Days Days Days of the Moon. of the of the Moon, of the of the Week, Moon. Week Moon. Week.
1 M VII W VI 14 o Tu 3 Th 3 W 4 F 4 Th 5 S
5 F 6 Sun
6 S 7 M
7 Sun 8 Tu 8 M 9 W 9 Tu 10 Th 10 W 11 F 11 Th 12 S 12 F 13 Sun 13 S 14 M 14 Sun 15 Tu 15 M 16 W 16 Tu 17 Th 17 W 18 F IS Th 19 S VII 19 F 20 Smi 20 S 21 M 21 Sun 22 Tu 22 M 23 W 23 Tu 24 Th 24 W 25 F 25 Th 26 S 26 F 27 Sun 27 S 28 M 28 Sun 29 Tu
29 M VIII 1 W 30 Tu Th 31 W F 44
M X September 1186—1790. 15
September 1701—1705. M %
1791. 1792.*
56th Year 57th Year of of Kikn-Lunu KlEN-IiUNG.
Days Days Days of the Moon. of the of the Week. Moon. Week.
1 Th VI II 2 F 3 S 4 Sun
5 M
6 Tu
7 W 8 Th 9 F 10 S
11 Sun 12 46 n + October 1786—1790. 47
October 1791—1795. ft + 48
M - + November 1786—1790. 40
November 1791—1795. M— + .50 n - + December 1786—1790. 51
December 1791—1795. M - + CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OF THE PRECEDING YEARS.
50th YEAR of KIEN-LUNG B
51st do. ft
5 2nd do. T
ft &3ED do.
54th do. w
OOTH do.
56th „ do.
57th „ do.
OOl'H do.
59th „ do.
60th „ do. PART III.
FRIDAY, 1st JANUARY, 1796
TO
TUESDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 18Q5.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE
22nd Day of the llth Moon of the 6Qth Year
OF KIEN-LUNG,
TO THE
llth Day of the llth Moon of the 10th Year
OF
KIA-KING.
m b r. + r. n --v^^-xmn ± --Y n ~ + ip + MM 54
M IE January 1796—1800. 5'5
January 1801—1805. M IE 56
J3 — February 1796 57
February 1801—1805. M -
1801. 1802. 1803. 1804. 1805.
".th & (itli Years 6th & 7th Years Sth Y< ar 8th & 9th Years 10th Sear
of of of i of
Kia-Kim:. K I \-KlNC. KlA-KlNC. KlA-KlNQ. Kia-E m f& /?* St MM
Days Pins Days Days Days Daya of the of the of the M of the of the Moon. of the of the Menu. Moon. Week. Moon, Week. Moon, Wock. Moon. Week Moon Moon.
Sun XII IS M XII 29 Tu LO W XLI 20 V M 19 Tu 30 W 11 Th 21 8 3 3 Tu 20 W NY 1 Th 12 F 22 Sun 4 (7.) o 4 AY 21 Th F 13 S 23 M 5 5 Th 22 F 3 S 14 Sun 24 Tu 6
G F 2;; S 4 Sun 15 M 25 W 7 7 S 24 Sun 5 M 16 Tu 2G Th S 8 Sun 25 M 6 Tu 17 W 27 F 9 9 M 2G Tu 7 W 18 Th 2S S 10
10 Tu 27 W S Th 19 F 29 Sun 11
11 W 2S Th 9 F 20 S N.Y 1 M 12 (9.) 12 Th 29 F 10 S 21 Sun Tu 13 og 13 F N.Y 1 S 11 Sun M W 14 (0.) 14 S Sun 12 M 23 Tu Th 15 15 Sun M 13 Tu 24 W F 16 1G M Tu 14 W 25 Th S 17 17 Tu W 15 Th 26 F Sun IS IS W 6 Tli 1G F 27 S M 19 19 Th 7 F 17 S 28 Sun Tu 20 20 F S S 18 Sim 29 M W 21 21 S 9 Sun 19 M 30 Tu Th 2° 22 Sun 10 M 20 Tu LI 1 W F 23 23 M 11 Tu 21 W 2 Th S 24
24 Tu 12 W Th 3 F Sun 2.". 25 W 13 Tli F 4 S SI 2G 2G Th 14 F S 5 Sun Tu 27 27 F 15 S Sun 6 M \Y 2S 2S S 16 Sun 26 M 7 Tu Th 29 29 AY
^SilAf-I^-IIAf- 53
M~ March 1796—1800. 59
March 1801—1805. ft = 00
M m April 1796—1800. fil
April 1801—1805. n m 62 n & 63
• May 1801—1805. 64 n* June 1801—1805. M s*\ 06
n -t 07
July 1801—1805. n -fc OS
M A August 1796—1800. f»9
August 1SOI—1805. n a 70 n % September 1796—1800. 71
September 1801—1805. M X 7.2
8 + 73
October 1801- 74 n - + 75
November 1801—1805. ft - + 7G
M- + 77
December 1801—1805. M - + CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OF THE PRECEDING YEARS.
60th YEAR of KIEN-LUNG.
1st „ „ KIA-KING T 2nd „ „ do. E
3rd „ „ do.
4th „ „ do.
5th do.
6th do. „ „ W
7th „ „ do. J5S
8th „ „ do.
9th do. „ „ ¥ £ 10th „ „ do. a PART IV.
WEDNESDAY, 1st JANUARY, 1806
TO
SUNDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1815.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE
12th Day of the 11th Moon of the 10th Year,
TO THE
2nd Day of the 12th Moon of the 20th Year
OF
KIA-KING. 80
M IE 8]
January 1811—1815. 82 n~ v$ 84 n~ 85
March 1S11 8G nm s
April 88 n £ 89
May 1811—1815. ft Tl 90 n * .
June 1811—18k > ft y>
1811. 1812.* 1813. 1814.
16th Year 17 th Year 18th Year 19th Year of of of <,f
K I A-KlNC. KlA-KlNG. KlA-KlMi. KlA-K [KG. BE ^7 MM Jni
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days I Days
of the Of tlie of the Moon. of the of the of the f the Mood oi I he Week. M i. Week. Moon. Week. Moon Week. Moon,
S IV II M IV 22 Tu 3 Sun 12 Tu 23 W 3 M 13 W 24 Th 4 Tu 14 Th 25 F 5 W 15 F 2G S G Th 10 S 27 Sun
7 F 17 Sun 2S M 8 S 18 M 29 Tu
9 Sun 19 Tu 1 W 10 M 20 W o Th 11 Tu 21 Th 3 F 12 W 22 F 4 S 13 Th 23 S 5 Sun 14 F 24 Sun 6 M
15 8 25 M 7 Tu 16 Sun 26 Tu 8 W 17 M 27 W 9 Th IS Tu 28 Th 10 F
19 W 29 F 11 S 20 Th 30 S 12 Sun 21 F 1 Sun 13 M 22 S M 14 Tu 2.3 Sun Tu 15 W 24 M W 16 Th 25 Tu Th 17 F 26 W F 18 S 27 Th S 19 Sun 28 F Sun 20 M VI 29 S M 21 Tu 30 Sun Tu W 92 n-b 93
July 1811—1815. ji-fc 94
ft A 95
August 1811—1815. M A 96 n % September 1806—1810. 97
September 1811—1815. M % 98 n + 09
October 1811—1815, n +
1811. 1812.* 1813. 1814. 1815.
16th Year 17th Year ISth Year 19th Year 20th Year of of of of of Kia-Kim:. KlA-K INC Kl.\-K INC. Kr \ K inc. KlA-K IN*:.
MM MM MM M 353
- I Days Pays DavR Days Daj Pays Days Days Day |
i • of the .Mn, in of the of the Moon, of the of the Moon of the Moon, "i i of the M "i of the Week Moon. Week. Moon. Week. Moon Week. Moon Moon.
Tu VIII 14 Th VIII F IX s VIII 18 Sun VIII 29 w 15 F s 9 Sun 19 M 30
3 Th 1G S Sun 10 M 20 Tu IX 1 4 F 17 Sun M 11 Tu 21 W 2
5 S 18 M IX Tu 12 W 22 Th 3 6 Sun 19 Tu W 13 Th 23 F 4
7 M 20 W Th 14 F 24 S S Tu 21 Th 4 F 15 S 25 Sun 9 W 22 F 5 S 16 Sun 26 M 10 Th 23 S 6 Sun 17 M 27 Tu 8
11 F 24 Sun 7 M IS Tu 28 W 9 12 S 25 M 8 Tu 19 W 29 Th 10 13 Sun 26 Tu 9 W 20 Th IX 1 F 11 o 14 M 27 W 10 Th 21 F S 12 15 Tu 28 Th 11 F 22 S 3 Sun 13 16 W 29 F 12 S 23 Sun 4 M 14
17 Th IX 1 S 13 Sun 24 M 5 Tu 15 IS F Sun 14 M 25 Tu 6 W 16 19 S M 15 Tu 26 W 7 Th 17 20 Sun 4 Tu 16 W 27 Th S F IS 21 M 5 W 17 Th 2S F 9 S 19 22 Tu 6 Th IS F 29 S 10 Sun 20 23 W 7 F 19 S 30 Sun 11 M 21 oo 24 Th 8 S 20 Sun X 1 M 12 Tu 25 F 9 Sim 21 M o Tu 13 W 23 28 S Ki M 22 Tu 3 W 14 Th 24 27 Sun 11 Tu 23 W 4 Th 15 F 25 2S M 12 W 24 Th 5 F 16 S 26 29 Tu 13 Th 25 F 6 S 17 Sun 27
30 W 14 F 26 S 7 Sun IS M 2S
31 Th lr, S 27 Sun S M 19 Tu 29 #£ + IAf-i*-* + IAT- 100 fi- + 101 10;
%=.+ 103 CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OP THE PRECEDING YEARS.
10th YEAR of KIA-KING
11th „ „ do. T 12th „ „ do.
13th „ „ do.
e, 14th „ „ do. EL
15th „ „ do.
16th „ „ do.
17th „ „ do.
18th „ „ do.
19th „ „ do. ft
20th ,, „ do. PART V.
MONDAY, 1st JANUARY, 1816
TO
SATURDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1825.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE
3rd Day of the 12th Moon of the 20th Year
OF KIA-KING,
TO THE
22nd Day of the 11th Moon of the oth Year
OF TAU-KWANG. 106 Mm 107
January 1821—1825 10S
M — February 1816 :
UK)
February 1821- 1825. M =.
1821. 1822. 1823. 25th 7ear of 2nd Year 2nd & 3rd Years - K I a K i N < and 1st Year of of of Tai;-K\\ am:. Tau-Kwanc. T \i -KWANG. %m
Days Days Days Days Pays of the Moon. of the of the of the of the Week. Mucin Week. Moon. Week.
Th XII F 10 F S 3 S N.r. Sun 1 Tau 4 Sun M 5 M Tu C Tu W 7 W Th S Th F
9 F S
10 S 8 Sun 11 Sun 9 M 12 M 10 Tu 13 Tu 11 W 14 W 12 Th 15 Th 13 F 16 F 14 S 17 S 15 Sun IS Sun 16 M 19 M 17 Tu 20 Tu 18 W 21 W 19 Th 22 Th 20 F II 23 F 21 S 24 S O.) Sun 25 Sun 23 M 26 M 24 Tu 27 Tu 25 W 28 W 26 Th 29 110
H = ill
March 1821—1825. M 112 n n April 113
April 1821—1825. 114 n 3L May 1816—1820. 115
May 1821—1821 n 3L
1821. 1822. 1823.
1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year of of of T.u-Kwani:. Tau-Kwang. Tatt-Kwano, %& ?tm % $1
Days Pays Days Days Days of tlie of the Moon, j of the of the of the Week. Moon Week. Moon. Week.
1 Tu III 30 w III 10 (in.) 2 W IV 1 Th
3 Th 2 F 4 F 3 S
5 S 4 Sun 6 Sun 5 M
7 M 6 Tu 8 Tu 7 W 9 W 8 Th 10 Th 9 F
11 F 10 S 12 S 11 Sun 13 Sum, 12 M 14 M 13 Tu 15 Tu 14 W 16 W 15 Th 17 Th 16 F IS F 17 S 19 S 18 Sun 20 Sun 19 M 21 M 20 Tu IV 22 Tu 21 W 23 W 22 Th 24 Th 23 F 25 F 24 S 2G S 25 Sun 27 Sun 26 M 2S M 27 Tu 29 Tu 2S W 30 W 29 Th
31 Th 1 F 116
M * June 1816 1 1 j
June 1821—1825. M A 118
M -fa July 1816—1820. L19 120 HA 121 I 1 Ajaj n % 123
September 1821—1825. M % 124
% + 125
October 1821—1825. 126 n- + 127
November 1821—1825. M — + 12S
H± + 129 CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OP THE PRECEDING YEARS.
20th YEAR op KIA-KING
21st „ „ do. T 22nd „ „ do.
23rd do. „ „ m
24th „ „ do. m
25th „ „ do.
1st „ „ TAU-KWANG
2nd „ „ do.
3rd „ „ do.
w 4th „ „ do. j * 1
5th „ „ do. ) w PART VI.
SUNDAY, 1st JANUARY, 1826
TO
THURSDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1S35.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE
23rc7 Day of the 11th Moon of the 5th Year,
TO THE
12th Day of the 11th Moon of the loth Year
OF TAU-KWANG.
I^^+IIAf- B-iJ J3IE Jh^S+H?Af-H-+£^ + 132 niE January 1831—1885. M IE 134
M - February 1826—1830. 135
February 1881—1885. M =. 136
M = March 1836—1880. 137 13S n m 139
April 1881—1885. M W 140 n 3. May 1826—1830. I 1!
May 18X1—1835. n x 142 n*
144 n -b July 1826—1880. 1 i:»
July 1881- 14G
M A August 1826—1830. 147
August 1831—1835. M A ]4S n % September 1826—1830. 11)
September 1881—1885. M % 150 m + 15]
October 1881—1835. n + 152
M - + .).)
November 1881-^1885. M~f 154
M - + December 18:26—1830. ).) CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OP THE PRECEDING YEARS.
5th YEAR op TAU-KWANG
6th „ ,, do.
7ih
(In. 8'1'H ,, „
9ih ,, „ do.
10th „ „ do.
11th „ „ do.
12th „ „ do.
13th „ „ do.
11th ,-, ,, do.
15th ,, „ do. PART VII.
FRIDAY, 1st JANUARY, L836
TO
WEDNESDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1845.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE
Vdth Day of the 11 th Moon of the 15th Year,
TO THE
3rd Day of the 12th Moon of the 2hth Year
OF TAU-KWANG 158
M IE 159
January IS4I—I84S. M IE 160
M - February ISM—I84O. February lSp—184-5. >\ - 1G2 ft-B 1 63
March I84I—I84S. 164
M m April 1836- 165
April I84I 106 n ^ 1G7
May 1S41 168
M k June 1836—1840. 169 170 n -b July 1836- 171 17: n a 17:!
August lS41—18Jr ~,. n A 174 n % September 1836—lSJfi. 175
September 181^1—18^5. }l % 170 n + October 1836—18Jfi. 177 178 n - + 1 79
November I84I—I845. M- + 180
>!- + 1S1
December I84I—I84S. R n + CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OP THE PRECEDING YEARS.
15th YEAR op TAU-KWANG
16th „ ,, do.
17th „ „ do.
18th „ „ do.
19th do.
do. PART VIII.
THURSDAY, 1st JANUARY, 184(5
TO
MONDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1855.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE ith Day of the 12 th Moon of the 25 th Year
OF TAU-KWANG,
TO THE
23rd Day of the 1 1 th Moon of the §th Year
OF HIEN-FUNG.
m raw n r + ^£ + ^^5t 1S4
ft IE January 1846—1850. L85
January 1851 —18< /Q, n de ISO
Mr. 187
February 1851—1855. }\ - 188
J3H 189 1 •)() n m 191
April 1851—1855. M 192
M £ May I846- 193
May 1851- 194
M ^ 195
June 1851- 196
M-b 197
July 1851—1855. M -t 19S a A August 1846--1850. 109
August 1851—1855. )-\ A 200
H % September 181^6—1850. 201 s 202 n + October 1846—1850. 203 204
M - + November 1846—1850. 205 206
M=l + 207
December 1851—1855. M =. + CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OP THE PRECEDING YEARS.
25th YEAR op TAU-KWANG
do. \ nft 26th > ))
do. T 27th ) >)
28th do.
29th do. ¥
3Uth do.
1st „ HIEN-FUNG
2nd > }> do.
ORD do.
4th do. » !
OTH do. n &
PART IX.
TUESDAY, 1st JANUARY, 1856
TO
SUNDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1SG5.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE
Mth Day of the 11th Moon of the 5th Year
OF HIEN-FUNG,
TO THE
] Uh Day of the 11th Moon of the &th Year
OF TUNG-CHI.
± n-v - + ^0 m 210 n IE January 1856—1860. 211
January 1861—1865. M IE
1861. 1862. 1863. 1864.* 1865. llth Year of 10th Year Hikn-kuno and 1st Year 2ud Year 3rd & 4th Years of 1st Year of of of of HlEN-FUNG. Tung cm. Tung-chi. Tung-chi. TOKG-CHI.
_ii J^l & m
Days Days Days Davs Days Days. Days Davs Days Days of the Moon of the of the of the of the Moon. of the of the Moon. of the of the of the Week. Moou. Week. Mo. .11 Week. Moou. Week. Moon. Week. Moon.
Tu XI 21 w XII 2 Th XI 12 F XI 22 Sun XII 4 W 22 Th 3 F 13 S 23 M 5 3 Th 23 F 4 S 14 Sun 24 Tu 6
4 F 24 S 5 Sun 15 M 25 W 7 5 S 25 Sun 6 M 16 Tu 26 Th 8
6 Sun 2(3 M 7 Tu 17 W 27 F 9
7 M 27 Tu 8 W IS Th 2S S 1(1 8 Tu 2S W 9 Th 19 F 29 Sun 11 9 W 29 Th Id F 20 S XII 1 M 12 o 10 Th 30 F 11 S 21 Sun Tu 13
11 F XII 1 S 12 Sun 22 M 3 W 14 12 S 2 Sim 13 M 23 Tu 4 Th 15 13 Sun 3 M 14 Tu 24 W 5 F 16 14 M 4 Tu 15 W 25 Tb 6 S 17 15 Tu 5 W 16 Th 26 F 7 Sun IS
1(3 W 6 Th 17 F 27 S S M 19
17 Th 7 F IS S 28 Sun 9 Tu 20 18 F 8 S 19 Sun 29 M 10 W 21 19 S 9 Sun 20 M XII 1 Tu 11 Th 22 20 Sun 10 M 21 Tu 2 W 12 F 23 •21 M 11 Tu 22 W 3 Th 13 S 24 22 Tu 12 W 23 Th 4 F 14 Sun 25 23 W 13 Th 24 F 5 S 15 M 26 24 Th 14 F 25 S 6 Sun 16 Tu 27 25 F 15 S 26 Sun 7 M 17 W 2S 26 S 16 Sun 27 M 8 Tu IS Th 29 X. Y. 27 Sun 17 M 2S Tu 9 W 19 F 1 (40 28 M IS Tu 29 W 10 Th 20 S 2 29 Tu 19 W 30 Th 11 F 21 Sun 3
30 W 20 Th N.Y. 1 F 12 S 22 M 4 1 Tuny 31 Th 21 F o S 13 Sun 23 Tu *£ + /;IAf-i^- + ^IAf
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February 1861—1865. M r
1861. 1862. 1863. 1864.* 1865.
10th & 11th Years 1st Year 1st & 2nd Years 2nd & 3rd Years 4th Year of of of of of HlEN-FUNG. Tung chi. TUNG-CHI. TUNG-CIII. Tl7NG-< HI. ^ t&m fcfpj
Days Days Days Days Days Days. Days Days Days Days of the Moon. of the of the of the of the Moon. of the of the Moon. of the of the Moon, of the Week. Moon. Week. Mood. Week. Moon Week. Moon. Week. Moon.
1 F XII 22 S 3 Sim XII 14 M XII 24 w 6
2 S 23 Sun 4 M 15 Tu 25 Th 7 3 Sun 24 M 5 Tu 16 W 26 F 8 4 M 25 Tu 6 W 17 Th 27 S 9 5 Tu 26 W 7 Th IS F 2S Sun 10 G W 27 Th S F 19 S 29 M 11
7 Th 28 F 9 S 20 Sun 30 Tu 12 8 F 29 S 10 Sun 21 M N.Y. 1 W 13 (3.) o 9 S 30 Sun 11 M 22 Tu Th 14 10 Sun N.Y 1 M 12 Tu 23 W 3 F 15 (il.) 11 M 2 Tu 13 W 24 Th 4 S 16 12 Tu 3 W 14 Th 25 F 5 Sun 17 13 W 4 Th 15 F 26 S 6 M 18 14 Th 5 F 16 S 27 Sim 7 Tu 19 15 F 6 S 17 Sun 28 M 8 W 20 16 S 7 Sun IS M 29 Tu 9 Th 21 17 Sun S M 19 Tu 30 W 10 F 22 IS M 9 Tu 20 W N.Y. 1 Th 11 S 23 (2.) 19 Tu 10 W 21 Th 2 F 12 Sun 24 20 W 11 Th 22 F 3 S 13 M 25 21 Th 12 F 23 S 4 Sun 14 Tu 26 22 F 13 S 24 Sun 5 M 15 W 27 23 S 14 Sun 25 M 6 Tu 16 Th 28 24 Sun 15 M 26 Tu 7 W 17 F 29 25 M 16 Tu 27 W S Th 18 S 30
26 Tu 17 W 2S Th 9 F 19 Sun II 1 27 W IS Th 29 F 10 S 20 M 2 28 Th 19 F 30 S 11 Sun 21 Tu 3 29 M 22
S+.^fAf-S^ + ^fAf^- 214 L5
March 1801—1865. M = 216 n m 217
April 1861—1865. M m 218
M S. May 1856- 219
May 1861- 220
HA June 1856—1860. .).) 90 0,
n -fc July 1856-
224
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M % September 1856—1860. 2:27
September 1S61—18G5. M % 228
H + October 1856—1860. 229
October 1861—1865. M + 230
H — + November 1856—1860.
1856.*
6th Year of HlEN-FUNG. MM
Days of the Week.
1 231
November 1861—1865. 232
JI- + 233
December 1861—1865. M =. + CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OP THE PRECEDING YEARS.
5th YEAR of HIEN-FUNG
6th „ „ do.
7th „ „ do.
8th „ „ do.
9th „ „ do.
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11th „ „ do.
1st FART X.
MONDAY, 1st JANUARY, 1866
TO
TUESDAY, 25th JANUARY, 1876.
CORRESPONDING WITH THE
15 th Day of the 11th Moon of the 4th Year,
TO THE
End of the 14th Year
OF
TUNG-CHI. 236 n IE January 1866—1870. J.;,
January 1871—1875. M IE 238
H - February 1866—1870. •IV.)
February 1871—1875. H~ 240
M 241
March 1871—1875. H = 2 1:2 n m April 1866—1870. 243 244 n S. May 1866—1870. 2 I a .240 n* Z I /
June 1871—1875. >J >\ 24S n ~b July 1866- 249
July 1871—1875. M -b 250 n a 251
August 1871—1875. '->)•:
n it September 1866—1870. September 1871—1875. 8 % 254
M + October 1866—1870. 255
October 1871—1875. 256
M - + November 1866—1870. 257
November 1871—1875. 258
H 259
December 1871—1875. M - + 260
January 1876. CYCLIC CHARACTERS
OF THE PRECEDING YEARS.
4th YEAR of TUNG-CHI
(JIU do
APPENDIX. TABLE OF THE SEXAGENARY CYCLE FOR THE YEARS OF THE PRESENT DYNASTY, AND EXTENDING TO THE YEAR 1,900.
11 —
CHINESE DIVISIONS OF TIME.
We give on the other side the Table of the Sexagenary Cycle, for the years of the present dynasty, and have numbered the characters 1 to 60 to show the order they follow. It must be understood, however, that though it has been said that "this Table forms an Index by which the year of the Christian Era may be ascer- tained for any year of the Chinese Cycle of Sixty;" unless those using it are cog- nisant of the Christian months and days in which the Chinese New Year begins, it is apt to confuse, especially if the days sought are those in January and
February, in one of which months the first of the New Year invariably occurs. With reference to the Cycle of the Chinese we quote the following, from
Dr. S. Wells Williams' " Chinese Commercial Guide, " published at Hongkong, 1863, page 288 :—
"The cycle of sixty years is the foundation of the Chinese chronology, and its application to the years, months, and days has done much to preserve their historical records from confusion. According to the received account, the Celes- tial Sovereign invented two series of characters, one of 12 branches +• 2H yfc£ sJiih 'rhchi, and the other of 10 stems ~| ~l shih Jam. The twelve branches are likewise called ti chi, terrestial and is supposed jfy Jfc& or branches, each one to be connected with a different animal, which is named upon them as here given ; and these same animals again have some mysterious influence upon per- sons born in the hour over which they rule. The Mongols, Japanese, Siamese, and Annamese apply the same animals to the same sign. The twelve zodiacal signs, which comprise in twelve equal spaces the 28 kung or houses through which the moon travels in her monthly course along the ecliptic, are also named after the branches : — ;
The twelve branches are used to designate the twelve hours of the day, which begins at 11 o'clock p.m., and are on this account usually known as horary characters; they also indicate the twelve points of the Chinese compass, as follows : 11 to 1 3rd watch) -^ or N. 1 3 da; 4th „ -JJ „ N. N. E. | E. 3 5 at 5th % „ E.N.E.|N. 5 7 JJP „ E. 7 9 jg „ E. S.E. f E. 9 11 (J^^P forenoon) g, „ S. S. E. f E. 11 1 P.M. ^ „ S. 1 3 CK^P afternoon) % „ s. s. w. t w. 3 5 4* » w. S. W. I s. 5 7 g „ w. 7 9 m\ 1st watch) J$ „ W. N. W. I N. 9 11 2nd „ lg „ N. N.W.f N.
To express European hours, it is enough to add j£? kiau and j£ clang to
ching tsz' is midnight, fcwwt chau is 1 the characters ; thus |£ -^ ^ -J£ o'clock a.m. and so throughout; but these when mentioned are more usually numbered in imitation of the foreign mode, which has become widely known through the use of watches. A table for the convenience of natives, to show the correspondence of the foreign hours is often inserted in their almanacs. they The ten stems are also called ^ ^ tien kan, or heavenly stems ; are sometimes named and described after the five elements, according to the pecu- liar philosophy of the dual powers current among the Chinese, each element being exhibited in its yin and yang state, corresponding to its passive and active condition. Each of them is regarded as destroying its predecessor, and produ- cing its successor, in a perpetual round. 1 is allied to wood, and represented by a growing tree timber; ,, „ „ a hewn —
times, and the twelve branches five times, as shown in the table. This was in the year b.o. 2G37. The Chinese have never kept up a serial numbering of the cycles, and have no longer chronological period than 60 years. Some native authors begin the reckoning with the first year of Hwangti's reign, b.c. 2G97, making 7G cycles at the end of a.d. 1863 ; De Guignes follows this calculation ; but Chinese chrono- logers mostly take the later date of b.c. 2G37, which makes the 75th cycle and the 4500th year of their annals to end with 1863. The year b.c. 2G37 is placed by Hales as 518 years after the deluge, and about 80 years before the confusion of tongues. Some again begin their chronology with the first year of the 7th cycle, in the reign of Yau, b.c. 2277; Pere Eegis adopts this date." The following Table shows the years in which the 7G Cycles (up to the present time) commenced: CHINESE CYCLES. WITH THE YEARS OF THEIR COMMENCEMENT.
Cycle ; ; ;;; ; ; ; ; ;
"TIME TABLE.
15 fun or minutes make 1 keh, or quarter of 15 minutes /ft> 5^|j ; 8 keh quarters s^ 1 s n or tour „ Hrf J^ ^ t 96 keh ,, ,, 1 jih, or i|== ^ chau ye, a day 12 shi shin ,, 10 days -6j sun, or decade
29 or 30 days ?/? A second is called Mj wwatt, of which 60 make a ffifun, but these terms are derived from European sources. The wide use of clocks and watches has introduced the terms Mh $g| tien-chung, "stroke of the clock," for the hour; and n|f IM mien-li for minute. The days of a month are always numbered con- secutively from 1 to 29 or 30 ; the first ten days are called — tsit 1$] ., Jf sitions in our year are here given ; one or another of them change a day back or forth from year to year, and do not regularly fall on the same day. TWENTY-FOUR SOLAR TERMS. February 5 lih chun spring begins Sun in Aquarius. February 19 yu shivui if* rain and water ,, in Pisces. March 5 king chili excited insects March 20 chun fun vernal equinox; & ,, in Aries. April 5 tsing ming m clear bright; April 20 kiuh yu grain rain ,, in Taurus. May 5 lih hid summer begins May 21 sidu mwan 44 grain filling; ,, in Gemini. June 6 indng chang grain in car; ; ; ; ; — June 21 hid chi summer solstice Sun in Cancer. July 7 sidu shu little heat July 28 ta shu great heat ,, in Leo. August 7 lih tsi/l autumn begins'; August 28 vlul shu limit of heat | „ in Virgo peh lu white September 8 dew ; ) Septeruber23 tshifuii autumnal equinox; ,, in Libra. October 8 han 111 cold dew; October 23 shudng hieing frost descending; I „ in Scorpio. November 7 lih twig winter begins November 22 sidu sieuh little snow; ,, in Sagittarius. December 7 ta sieuh great snow; December 22 tung chi winter solstice; ,, in Capricorn. January 6 sidu han little cold; January 21 ta han great cold; ,, enters Aquarius." The three terms for the settlement of accounts, among the Chinese, are those approaching the New Year, The 5th day of the 5th Moon, and The 15th day of the 8th Moon. In the three following years, these terms occur as under; 15th Day Tears Day. New St^Moon. 8th Moon. 1873, 29th January. 30th May. 6th October. 1874, 17th February. 18th June. 25th September. 1875, 6th February. 8th June. 14th September. I 1 . S'. - O •- K S5 to y "--5 >.o eg *a US 00 00 $<* iremMM«ci3!DM»nM«K»cOK:c:^:.06 >o >.i ao ..i >i X GO >o Jg h w a .oooooeiciffloaoocoooc) GO ooooosoaoaoooossoo p=i X -=} H oooencnoosooooooosoocio r3 o & oa o oiooiooosaooooffiaosr.oo P3 M C5CO!MMCO CD Ph O Bsocesoiooooeiffio^socsa Eh S CO cS p^ P3 Ul ociBift^oaoaooftOOOCoa M w Z C1HC pq PP ^lOfflt-OOfflOHWCOiJIlJtBIXDaOH ^ * -^ Tt< -* -* ~tf «5 >-i m us us i.i us i.i uoeo EH H £ * — TO rs^^^^r;3 t{ to |- r-cS^ .S3 _ to 3 d 3 3 cj i^Pin -Srt "H H 3 lj 9 " - & f3 ^2 a -= a -a 3 ^ O ei ° g I ^ 3 e ts » re-s 1-5 pSH 1-5 U-{ pH 1-5 &H t-S fe »-B PhOSCCffliaOHHHaaNOtBMNMHOi-s Ph t-spLj ri««'*ioai>a5aoHN«'i'j;ct-» 10 6 2 b COCt5fQCOeO«5COCOC(5C<5C<5CI5COCOCOeOCOC(5COC«C<3COa5CCCCCOCCCOCCC<5CO Eh S h P3 m B oPh H 7X1 P=i X •< pq o CO 0) M CO OS pq c* >H ooiftoaoiooooooioowooo^osoiaooiffloiffloffiojo h^- CO ^ CO ft i-H P3 o osooojisofflfflooiNooifflOoiooojOJOoaooooaa^o H m s oaNfflOaoofflOfflfflafflOJOooooa^oooooiOJOfflo oPh aaooaooaoaaao^ooooaaaoaoaaooaaaO of OS o o aowaowaoaaooaoaaoffiaffloffloowoftfflffloo o C5 OS SS Offlooooofflaoa»oooo ff| aooao»oo»» i;'oa o Ph" ^ Ph »affi»oaffiO to »oooooffloofflaooooooooaoffi W 05 p=q 12 CO pq pq 13 GO 14 «2 -Ph Ph1 ^s P3 15 TABLE OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE CHINESE NEW YEARS FOR 1876 TO 2000 A.D. A.D. 16 A PERPETUAL CALENDAR FOB 1 IHI !R, 2000 YEAJR;S -A. IE T IE IR, O I S T 7 OLD & NEW STYLE. TABLE I. Years in excess of Hundreds. Centuries. 100 200 300 400 500 600 1300 Old Style, - - - - 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 New Style, 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 { 1700 1800 1900 2000 17 TABLE II. a U.C.BERKELEY LIBRARIES CDMbO^DSB