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Seventeen years on the streets, living and working with the people of China, Jeff
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When we first moved to China in 1990-1997, I did not take China’s fascinating calendars very seriously. The Western civil calendar dominated daily life and I didn’t give it much thought. When we came back for another nine years, 2010-2019, I started catching on about how important the agricultural and lunar calendars are in Chinese life – even in the big cities like Beijing and Shenzhen.
The first post in the library below was originally written in 2014 and has been continually updated since then. It is a veritable magnum opus on all things Chinese calendars and essential as the first place to start.
Living on Taiwan Island since 2025 really piqued my interest even more, since Daoism is so popular here. I began to pay more attention to our annual, Daoist, tear-a-page-a-day calendar, which is covered in the second article below. It is truly mind-boggling!
This year of the Fire Horse 2026, I am starting to write articles about each of the 24 seasonal agricultural points, occurring every two weeks throughout the year. I hope to complete all of them in the coming months, as time permits. I will also write articles about key dates in the lunar and civil calendars. Chinese take celebration days for mothers, fathers, museums, tourism, trees, etc. very seriously. As I write them, they will be put in the library list below according to their place in the annual calendar.
China’s two calendars are deeply embedded in the people’s psyche, having been used for 5,000 years. It took a while, but now I realize just how important they are on a day-to-day basis. These calendars really do course through their veins. To really understand how the Chinese tick, it is essential to at least have a basic understanding of their calendars. Another benefit is when an agricultural, lunar or civil point arrives and you are able to recognize that fact, Chinese people are deeply appreciative of your knowledge, respect and admire you for it.
Have fun and keep coming back, as this library will continue to expand! Jeff
Radio Sinoland’s Library on the Chinese Zodiac, Lunar, Agricultural and Civil Calendars
It’s that time of year again: learn about the incredibly fascinating Chinese Lunar and Agricultural Calendars explained in this Year of the Fire Horse 2026!
ADVENTURES IN ASIA WITH LADYB, LAOLAO AND GONGGONG- Story #25: all the fascinating details in 365-day, tear-a-page Chinese wall calendars. Here’s yours for your birthday!
Happy Chinese New Year’s Eve! It’s a big celebration in Sinoland. With cultural vignettes, today’s calendar page explained and really cool further reading… Radio Sinoland 260216
Today starts “Insects Awakening” in the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse agricultural calendar! Get out the bug spray! Radio Sinoland 260305
Here is what our ever-intriguing Daoist calendar says about Spring Equinox and Zhonghe Festival. 5,000 years of fascinating culture and traditions. Radio Sinoland 260320
Start of Summer in the Chinese agricultural calendar is not 21 June. It’s 5 May in this year of the Red Fire Horse. More than just a date – enjoy wonderful background stories about China’s amazing civilizational culture! Radio Sinoland 260505!
Join Evelyne and me for a Mother’s Day calligraphy class, learning oracle-bone characters that trace a woman’s life. Seven images fully explained and translated. STUPENDOUSLY FASCINATING! Radio Sinoland 260510
Chinese celebrate International Museum Day and are bat sh*t crazy about visiting them! And you? Very informative commentary. Radio Sinoland 260521
Tourism Day
…forthcoming…
This Year of the Fire Horse 2026, May 21 starts “Grain Fills” for two weeks. Want to learn about the Chinese people? Read this short article! Radio Sinoland 260523
…forthcoming…
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JEFF J. BROWN, Editor, China Rising, and Senior Editor & China Correspondent, Dispatch from Beijing, The Greanville Post
Jeff J. Brown is a geopolitical analyst, journalist, lecturer and the author of The China Trilogy. It consists of 44 Days Backpacking in China – The Middle Kingdom in the 21st Century, with the United States, Europe and the Fate of the World in Its Looking Glass (2013); Punto Press released China Rising – Capitalist Roads, Socialist Destinations (2016); and BIG Red Book on China (2020). As well, he published a textbook, Doctor WriteRead’s Treasure Trove to Great English (2015). Jeff is a Senior Editor & China Correspondent for The Greanville Post, where he keeps a column, Dispatch from Beijing and is a Global Opinion Leader at 21st Century. He also writes a column for The Saker, called the Moscow-Beijing Express. Jeff writes, interviews and podcasts on his own program, China Rising Radio Sinoland, which is also available on YouTube, Stitcher Radio, iTunes, Ivoox and RUvid. Guests have included Ramsey Clark, James Bradley, Moti Nissani, Godfree Roberts, Hiroyuki Hamada, The Saker and many others. [/su_spoiler]
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