Is the calendar in China Lunar or Gregorian?

Gregorian calendar Since the current international calendars are all Gregorian calendars, it will be more convenient to use the Gregorian calendar uniformly. China traditionally uses the lunar calendar to calculate, but after the Revolution of 1911, it began to use the solar calendar. The calculation of the solar calendar is more convenient, and it can distinguish the changes of the four seasons, but the traditional festivals in China are mainly based on the lunar calendar.

At present, international dates are mainly based on the solar calendar, but generally there will be a series of smaller dates under China's calendar, which are actually lunar calendars. China used to pay attention to the calculation of the lunar calendar, and it was not until after the Revolution of 1911 that the solar calendar was used. Therefore, the solar calendar is also called the "new calendar". In fact, the solar calendar, Gregorian calendar and new calendar are all the same.

The solar calendar is the cycle of the earth's revolution, generally taking 365 days as a cycle. But in fact, the period of the earth's revolution is a little longer than 365 years, so there are more differences between normal years and leap years. At present, the solar calendar is widely used in the world because it can clearly distinguish the changes of the four seasons; Another most important reason is that the solar calendar is easy to calculate.

Although China is mainly based on the solar calendar at present, traditional festivals in China, including birthdays, are mainly based on the lunar calendar, because the calculation of the lunar calendar is more detailed. Moreover, people in China have the calculation method of animal sign and zodiac, so the lunar calendar is more in line with tradition. Therefore, for China people, the solar calendar belongs to the daily date, while the lunar calendar belongs to the traditional date.