中國傳統文化 第2期:中國農曆

The Chinese Lunar Calendar

中國農曆

The Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and is constructed in a different fashion than the Western solar calendar.

與西方的陽曆不同，中國農曆是以月亮的運轉來確定的。

In the Chinese calendar, the beginning of the year falls somewhere between late January and early February.

根據中國的農曆，新年的開始大約在陽曆的1月下旬至2月上旬之間。

The Chinese have adopted the Western calendar, but the lunar calendar is still used for festive occasions such as the Chinese New Year.

中國早已開始使用陽曆，但是，中國的傳統節日（例如春節等）還是應用傳統的陰曆。

Many Chinese calendars will print both the solar dates and the Chinese lunar dates.

許多中國的年曆既印有陽曆，又印有陰曆。