The origin of the Year of the Loong

The origin of the Year of the Loong is closely related to the traditional chronology of China. The branch chronology is a calendar system in ancient China, including ten branches (A, B, C, D, E, Ji, G, Xin, Man and Ghost) and twelve branches (Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Qi and Hai).

In the chronology of the main branch, the Year of the Loong corresponds to the "Chen" in the local branch. According to the order of the zodiac, the dragon is in the fifth place and comes back every twelve years. Specifically, the year of AD is divided by 12, and the year with the remainder of 8 is the Year of the Loong. For example, 20 12 divided by 12 equals 167, so 20 12 is the Year of the Loong.

The dragon has an important symbolic significance in China culture, and is regarded as a symbol of power, dignity and good luck. The arrival of the Year of the Loong is usually regarded as a period of good luck and prosperity. In addition, the dragon is also one of the symbols of the Chinese nation, and is often called "the descendants of the dragon".

There are many legends and explanations about the origin of dragons. One view is that the image of the dragon may originate from the worship and imagination of the ancients on natural phenomena such as thunder and lightning, floods and clouds. These natural phenomena are endowed with mysterious and powerful forces, and gradually form the image of dragons and fairy tales.

The Year of the Loong's judgment method:

When the number of AD years is divided by 12, all the years with a remainder of 8 are the Year of the Loong. The Year of the Loong is counted from beginning of spring in the twenty-four solar terms, because the zodiac year is attached to the chronology of the trunk and branch, and the chronology of the trunk and branch is the chronology method of the trunk and branch calendar. The same is true of the official almanac of past dynasties (that is, the Yellow Calendar). There is no doubt that the lunar calendar only uses branches to mark the year, which ranges from the first day of the first month to New Year's Eve.

Lunar calendar and trunk calendar are two different calendars, which are different in the starting point of a year, the division rules of months and the number of days in each year. Due to the use of the Gregorian calendar after the Republic of China, many people lack the knowledge of the calendar, so the two are often confused.

The trunk calendar is a calendar marked with 60 different heavenly stems and earthly branches, which is a unique solar calendar in China. It takes beginning of spring as the beginning of the year, and divides the year into twelve months with twenty-four solar terms. Every month contains two solar terms, and there is no leap month. The dry calendar is related to the periodic movement of the earth around the sun, which can reflect the climate change throughout the year.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-the Year of the Loong

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chronology of Cadres and Branches