: 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; CONTAINING TOGETIIER WITH AN APPENDIX, SEVERAL INTERESTING TABLES AND EXTRACTS. IP. BY LOUE;EIE,0. SHANGHAI rrinted AT THE " NORTH-CHINA HERALD " OFFICE, 1872.
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; ; 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 Christian 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 : we have not used this Table, however, in our compilation, but have checked our dates by the Table of the 28 ' ' hung (houses or constelations). 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. Shanghai, September, 1872. P. L. j * 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. "74
........ 1 1 ) [ CONTENTS. C-^IL.IEIISrilD.^IR,- 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 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 - 11th moon of the 60th year of the reign Kiex-Luxg,.... j 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- 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 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 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 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 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 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- [ 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 year of the reign Tuxg-Chi,............ j APPENDIX. Table of the Sexagenary Cycle for the years of the present Dynasty, and extending to the year 1900, A.D.,.......... j" Page 1 @ 26 27 52 53 78 79 104 105 130 131 156 157 182 183 208 203 234 235 261 Page 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 Presidents of the United States, Table of the First day of the New Years of the Reign Shun-Chi, Table of the First day of the New Years of the Reign Kang-Hi, Table of the First day of the New Years of the Reign Yung-Ching Table of the First day of the New Years of the 1st to the 40th year of the reign ) Kien-Lung,...... Table of the First day of the Chinese New Years for 1S76 to 2000 A.D., astro-) nomically ascertained by Baron Johannes Von Gumpach,.. j" Perpetual Calendar for 2000 years after Christ, Old and New Style,.. j 9 10 12 13 15 16 11 U 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. 46th Year of KlEN-LtTNO. 4(Jth & 47th Years of KlEN-LuNG. m& 47 th & 48th Years of KlK.N-Lr\i;. mn 49th Year of Keen-Lung. 49th A 3i 'tli Yea of KlKN! MM Days of the Week. Da] Daj - Moon, of the of the Moon. Moon. Week. Days of the Moon. Days of the Moon, Pays of the Week. Moon. Day* of the Moon Week, i Days..ft lie Moon. Days of the Week. Moon. n.-iv. of till Moon 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W II 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 2S 29 30 1 o 3 4 5 6 F s Sun M Tu W Th F S Sti/i M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th XII X. Y. (47.) Id 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 s Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S #««M Tu W Th F XII X.Y (48.) 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 Sun M Tu \V Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun II 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tu w Th F S Sun 11 Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M XII X.Y. (50.) 22 23 24 2S 29 1 4 5 6. S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ^ + AI-tf-I^- + AI'i:f
M S March 1776 1780.
March 1781 1785. }\ = 1
H m April 1776 1780.
April 1781 1785.
10 M?L May 1776-
11
M 1:2
13 June 1781 1785. n y>
H 14
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 41st do. ft 42nd 43rd 44th do. do. do. ) T I \ % ) & t % 45th 46th,, 47th do. do. do. \ * i * \ * 48th do. i s 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 1 o 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1791. 561 li Year of K u:\-lung. Davs of the Week, M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Moon. VII Davs of the Moon. VIII 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 1792.* 57th Year of KlKN-LUNG. Days of the Week W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Smi M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F Moon, VI Days of the Moon. VII 1793. 5Sth Year of KlEN-LUNG. Days of the Week. 14
44 M X September 1186 1790.
15 September 1701 1705. M % 1791. 56th Year of Kikn-Lunu 1792.* 57th Year of KlEN-IiUNG. Days of the Week. Moon. Days of the Moon. Days of the Week. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun VI II
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 &3ED do. ft 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 - 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1G 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2G 27 2S 29 1801. ".th & (itli Years of Kia-Kim:. Days of the Week. Sun M Tu AY Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S XII Pins of the Moon, N.Y (0.) IS 19 20 21 22 2;; 24 25 2G 27 2S 29 1 1802. 6th & 7th Years of K I \-KlNC. m f& Days of the Week. 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Tli F S Sun M Tu W Tli F S Sun M XII NY (7.) Days of the Moon, 29 30 1 o 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1G 17 18 19 20 21 26 1803. Sth Y< ar of KlA-KlNC. /?* St Days of the Wock. Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sim M Tu W Th F S Sun M Moon. LI Daya of the Moon. LO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 og 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1804. 8th & 9th Years i KlA-KlNQ. MM of the Week W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu AY Menu. XLI N.Y (9.) Moon 20 21 22 23 24 25 2G 27 2S 29 1 1805. 10th Sear of Kia-E Moon. V 8 Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun SI Tu \Y Th Moon. 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 2 23 24 2.". 2G 27 2S 29 ^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
n & 62
63 May 1801 1805.
n* 64
June 1801 1805. M s*\
n -t 06
07 July 1801 1805. n -fc
OS M A August 1796 1800.
f»9 August 1 SOI 1805. n a
70 n % September 1796 1800.
71 September 1801 1805. M X
8 + 7.2
73 October 1801-
n - + 74
75 November 1801 1805. ft - +
M- + 7G
77 December 1801 1805. M - +
CYCLIC CHARACTERS OF THE PRECEDING YEARS. 60th YEAR of KIEN-LUNG. 1st KIA-KING 2nd do. T 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.
M IE 80
8] January 1811 1815.
n~ 82
v$
n~ 84
85 March 1S11
nm 8G
April s
n 88
89 May 1811 1815. ft Tl
n * 90
June 1811 18k >. ft y> 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 2.3 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1811. 16th Year of K I A-KlNC. Days of the Week. S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F 8 Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun IV Days Of tlie M i. II 12 13 14 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 1812.* 17 th Year of KlA-KlNG. MM Days of the Week. M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu Moon. IV Days of the Moon. 22 23 24 25 2G 27 2S 29 1 o 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1813. 18th Year of KlA-KlMi. Jni Days of the Week. Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W VI Days of the Moon 1814. 19th Year <,f KlA-K [KG. BE ^7 Days I Days f the Mood oi I he Week. Moon, 3
n-b 92
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 %
n + 98
09 October 1811 1815, n + 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 27 2S 29 30 31 1811. 16th Year of Kia-Kim:. MM Days of the Week Tu w Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th I Days.Mn, in of the Moon. VIII IX 14 15 1G 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ki 11 12 13 14 lr, 1812.* 17th Year of KlA-K INC MM Pays of the Week. Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sim M Tu W Th F S Moon, VIII IX DavR of the Moon. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1813. ISth Year of Kl.\-K INC. Days of the Week. F s Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun Moon IX X Day of the Moon 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 1 o 3 4 5 6 7 S 1814. 19th Year of Kr \ K inc. MM Days Moon, "i i i Week. Moon s Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M VIII IX 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 o 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 1815. 20th Year of KlA-K IN*:. M 353 Daj - of the Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu M "i VIII IX Pays of the Moon. 29 30 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 oo 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 # + IAf-i*-* + IAT-
fi- + 100
101
%=.+ 10;
103
CYCLIC CHARACTERS OP THE PRECEDING YEARS. 10th YEAR of KIA-KING 11th do. 12th do. T 13th do. 14th do. e, 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.
Mm 106
107 January 1821 1825
10S M February 1816
N < : UK) February 1821-1825. M =. 1821. 25th 7ear of K I a K - i Year of -KWANG. and 1st T \i 1822. 2nd Year of Tai;-K\\ am:. 1823. 2nd & 3rd Years of Tau-Kwanc. %m Days of the Week. Moon. Days of the Mucin Days of the Week. Days of the Moon. Pays of the Week. 3 4 5 C 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F XII N.r. 1 Tau 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S 10 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 O.) 23 24 25 26 Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th II
H = 110
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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2G 27 2S 29 30 31 1821. 1st Year of T.u-Kwani:. %& Days of the Week. Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sum, M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th Pays Moon, j of tlie Moon III IV 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 1 1822. 2nd Year of Tau-Kwang.?tm Days of the Week. w Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F III (in.) IV Days of the Moon. 1823. 3rd Year of Tatt-Kwano, % $1 Days of the Week. 10
116 M * June 1816
1 1 j June 1821 1825. M A
118 M -fa July 1816 1820.
L19
HA 120
121
n % I 1 Ajaj
123 September 1821 1825. M %
% + 124
125 October 1821 1825.
n- + 126
127 November 1821 1825. M +
H± + 12S
129
CYCLIC CHARACTERS OP THE PRECEDING YEARS. 20th YEAR op KIA-KING 21st do. 22nd do. T 23rd do. 24th do. m m 25th do. 1st TAU-KWANG 2nd do. 3rd do. 4th do. 5th do. j w 1 * ) 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-+ ^ +
nie 132
January 1831 1885. M IE
134 M - February 1826 1830.
135 February 1881 1885. M =.
136 M = March 1836 1880.
137
n m 13S
139 April 1881 1885. M W
140 n 3. May 1826 1830.
I 1! May 18X1 1835. n x
n* 142
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 %
m + 150
15] October 1881 1835. n +
M - + 152
.).) 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 8'1'H,, (In. 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
M IE 158
159 January IS4I I84S. M IE
160 M - February ISM I84O.
February lsp 184-5. >\ -
ft-b 1G2
1 63 March I84I I84S.
164 M m April 1836-
165 April I84I
n ^ 106
1G7 May 1S41
168 M k June 1836 1840.
169
170 n -b July 1836-
171
n a 17:
17:! August ls41 18J r ~,. n A
174 n % September 1836 lsjfi.
175 September 181^1 18^5. }l %
170 n + October 1836 18Jfi.
177
n - + 178
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
Mr. ISO
187 February 1851 1855. }\ -
J3H 188
189
n m 1 )()
191 April 1851 1855. M
192 M May I846-
193 May 1851-
M ^ 194
195 June 1851-
M-b 196
197 July 1851 1855. M -t
19S a A August 1846--1850.
109 August 1851 1855. )-\ A
200 H % September 181^6 1850.
s 201
202 n + October 1846 1850.
203
204 M - + November 1846 1850.
205
M=l + 206
207 December 1851 1855. M =. +
CYCLIC CHARACTERS OP THE PRECEDING YEARS. 25th YEAR op TAU-KWANG 26th > )) do. \ nft 27th ) >) do. T 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. 10th Year of HlEN-FUNG. _ii J^l 1862. llth Year of Hikn-kuno and 1st Year of Tung cm. 1863. 1st Year of Tung-chi. 1864.* 2ud Year of Tung-chi. 1865. 3rd & 4th Years of TOKG-CHI. & m Days of the Week. Moon Days of the Moou. Days of the Week. Davs of the Mo..11 Days of the Week. Moon. Days. of the Moou. Days of the Week. Moon. Davs of the Moon. Days of the Week. Days of the Moon. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1(3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th XI XII 21 22 23 24 25 2(3 27 2S 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 w Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sim M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F XII N.Y. 1 Tuny 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Id 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 1 o Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S XI XII 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Tb F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun XI XII 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 1 o 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu XII X. Y. (40 4 5 6 7 8 9 1(1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 1 2 3 4 * + /;IAf-i^- + ^IAf,J "< VLcAL "
n = 212
213 February 1861 1865. M r 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1861. 10th & 11th Years of HlEN-FUNG. ^ Days of the Week. F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th Moon. XII N.Y (il.) Days of the Moon. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 1862. 1st Year of Tung chi. Days of the Week. S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F Days of the Mood. 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 1863. 1st & 2nd Years of TUNG-CHI. t&m Days of the Week. Sim M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Moon. XII Days. of the Moon N.Y. (2.) 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 1864.* 2nd & 3rd Years of TUNG-CIII. fcfpj Days of the Week. M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sim M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Moon. XII N.Y. (3.) Days of the Moon. 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 1 o 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1865. 4th Year of Tl7NG-< HI. Days of the Week. w Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu W Th F S Sun M Tu Days Moon, of the Moon. II 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 S+.^fAf-S^ + ^faf^-
214
L5 March 1801 1865. M =
n m 216
217 April 1861 1865. M m
218 M S. May 1856-
219 May 1861-
220 HA June 1856 1860.
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224 M A August 1856 1860.
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226 M % September 1856 1860.
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229 October 1861 1865. M +
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231 November 1861 1865.
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233 December 1861 1865. M =. +
CYCLIC CHARACTERS OP THE PRECEDING YEARS. 5th YEAR of HIEN-FUNG 6th do. 7th do. 8th do. 9th do. 10th do. 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.
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M 240
241 March 1871 1875. H =
2 1:2 n m April 1866 1870.
243
244 n S. May 1866 1870.
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249 July 1871 1875. M -b
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251 August 1871 1875.
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September 1871 1875. 8 %
254 M + October 1866 1870.
255 October 1871 1875.
256 M - + November 1866 1870.
257 November 1871 1875.
H 258
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 ascertained for any year of the Chinese Cycle of Sixty;" unless those using it are cognisant 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 Celestial 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 jfy Jfc& ti chi, or terrestial branches, and each one is supposed 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 persons 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 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 P.M. 3 5 7 9 11 da; at 3rd watch) 4th 5th (J^^P forenoon) CK^P afternoon) m\ 1st watch) 2nd -^ or N. N. N. E. E. -JJ % E.N.E. N. JJP E. jg E. S.E. f E. g, S. S. E. f E. ^ % S. s. s. w. t w. 4*» w. S. W. I s. g w. J$ W. N. W. I N. lg N. N.W.f N. To express European hours, it is enough to add j? kiau and j clang to the characters ; thus -^ ching tsz' is midnight, ^ -J fcwwt chau is 1 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. The ten stems are also called ^ ^ tien kan, or heavenly stems ; they are sometimes named and described after the five elements, according to the peculiar 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 producing its successor, in a perpetual round. 1 is allied to wood, and represented by a growing tree,, a hewn timber;
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 chronologers 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 WITH THE YEARS OF CYCLES. THEIR COMMENCEMENT. Cycle
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; "TIME TABLE. 15 fun /ft> or minutes make 1 5^ j 8 keh quarters 96 keh,,,, 1 12 shi shin,, 10 days 29 or 30 days 12 or 13 moons 60 years keh, or quarter of 15 minutes ; Hrf J^ s^1 s^n t or tour jih, or i == ^ -6j sun, or decade & -^j -[-*?/?<e7i, or moon nien, or year chau ye, a day v^ B? luh-sm hwd kidh, or cycle 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 $g tien-chung, "stroke of the clock," for the hour; tsit and n f IM mien-li for minute. The days of a month are always numbered consecutively from 1 to 29 or 30 ; the first ten days are called 1$]., Jf<JJ ^ yih, tsu 'rh, &c. The months are numbered from 1 to 12, except the first, which is called j H citing yueh; an intercalary month is denoted by prefixing j ] jun to the x^receding number, as ^ -^ ^ i.e. of 29 days is called A\ M sidu yueh, and of 30 days -4r J^ intercalated sixth month. Amonth td yueh, the lesser and greater months ; a year of 12 months contains 354 to 355 days, the intercalated year has 383 to 385 days. The four seasons are called ^ W ^fc ^ c^"m They are also denoted by 24 ^ ^ tsieh tun g spring commencing with new year. ki, or 'fn <$} ^(l ts^ tsieh ling, periods corresponding to the day on which the sun enters the first and fifteenth degree of one of the zodiacal signs ; consequently their places in a lunar calendar will change every year, but in the solar year of Europeans they fall nearly upon the same day in successive years. When an intercalary month occurs, they are still reckoned as usual ; but the intercalation is made so that only one term shall fall in it. The equinoxes and solstices, and some of the festivals, are regulated by the tsieh ki. Some of them contain 14, and others 16 days, but their average length is 15 days. Their names and approximate positions 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. February 5 February 19 March 5 March 20 April 5 April 20 May 5 May 21 June 6 lih chun yu shivui king chili chun fun tsing ming kiuh yu lih hid TWENTY-FOUR sidu mwan indng chang if* & m 44 SOLAR TERMS. spring begins rain and water excited insects vernal equinox; clear bright; grain rain summer begins grain filling; grain in car; Sun in Aquarius.,, in Pisces.,, in Aries.,, in Taurus.,, in Gemini.
; ; ; ; June 21 July 7 July 28 August 7 August 28 September 8 Septeruber23 October 8 October 23 November 7 November 22 December 7 December 22 January 6 January 21 hid chi sidu shu ta shu lih tsi/l vlul shu peh lu tshifuii han 111 shudng hieing lih twig sidu sieuh ta sieuh tung chi sidu han ta han summer solstice Sun in Cancer. little heat great heat,, in Leo. autumn begins'; limit of heat in Virgo white dew ; ) autumnal equinox;,, in Libra. cold dew; frost descending; I in Scorpio. winter begins little snow;,, in Sagittarius. great snow; winter solstice;,, in Capricorn. little cold; 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; New Tears Day. St^Moon. 15th Day 8th Moon. 1873, 29th January. 30th May. 6th October. 1874, 17th February. 18th June. 25th September. 1875, 6th February. 8th June. 14th September.
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