What is the origin of sixty flowers in China?

First, the origin of China Sixty Flowers:

There were sixty groups of chronologies in ancient heavenly stems and earthly branches, which were called "Sixty Jiazi". Sixty years goes round and round, so 60 years old is the year of sixty.

Why is sixty called "flower armor"

People are used to calling people over 60 "people over 60" and "people over 60". "Huajia" is the abbreviation of "Huajiazi", and the origin of this name is closely related to the branch chronology in ancient China. The main branch is heavenly stems and earthly branches. The heavenly stem is called "stem" and the earthly branch is called "branch", which is a symbol of counting and timing that has appeared in ancient times. Together, the ten branches are the main ones, starting from "A" and cooperating with the twelve branches in turn. By the tenth branch, all ten branches have been matched, so the first branch is matched with the eleventh branch, and so on, and 60 groups are obtained, which is called "sixty jiazi" for sixty years, so 60 years old is the year of "flower". According to textual research, in the Shang Dynasty in BC13rd century, China had recorded the date of official support. It is generally believed that the date of official support began in the 13th year of Jianwu, Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 54). Prior to this, the main branches were added by later generations. The chronology of cadres and branches has been used since the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Third, the "Year of Flowers" is also called the "Year of Ears"

Another way of saying it is that there is a white mark at the root of a person's nail. At the age of 60, with the aging of the body, this white mark will disappear, so it is called "flower nail". Of course, there are exceptions, for example, healthy people still have white spots after 60 years old, while some people are weak and may not have white spots before 60 years old.