Chinese Calendar

culture-and-tradition

The question "what Chinese year is it right now" has a practical answer, but it requires understanding two calendar systems. The civil calendar used in China is the Gregorian ca...

culture-and-society

Today marks the year of Yi Si (乙巳), translated as the Wood Snake, within the Chinese calendar’s 60-year cycle. This year began on 10 February 2025 in the Gregorian calenda...

reference

2010 was the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac and corresponds to the 4708th year in the Chinese sexagenary cycle beginning on 28 January 2010. This evergreen explainer cl...

culture

2026 is the year of the Fire Horse (丙午年) in the Chinese sexagenary cycle. In the Gregorian calendar, the Lunar New Year begins on 4 February 2026, marking the start of Fir...

culture-tradition

2010 is the year of the Metal Tiger , denoted as Geng-Yin (庚寅) in the Chinese stem-branch system. It began on 14 February 2010 (Chinese New Year) and ended on 2 February 201...

culture

The Chinese zodiac is a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs that shape how people describe personality, conduct compatibility assessments, and mark time during Chinese New Y...