Is the calendar in China lunar or solar?

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, but after the Revolution of 1911, it began to use the solar calendar. The calculation of the solar calendar is convenient, which can distinguish the changes of the four seasons, but the traditional festivals in China are mainly based on the lunar calendar.

At present, the international date is mainly based on the solar calendar, but generally there will be a series of smaller dates under the calendar of China, which is actually the lunar calendar. China used to calculate mainly on 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 dominated by the solar calendar at present, traditional festivals in China, including birthdays, are dominated by the lunar calendar, because the lunar calendar is calculated more carefully. Moreover, people in China have the calculation of the zodiac and the zodiac, so the lunar calendar is more in line with tradition. So for China people, the solar calendar belongs to the daily date, and the lunar calendar belongs to the traditional date.