中国传统文化 第2期:中国农历

The Chinese Lunar Calendar

中国农历

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

与西方的阳历不同，中国农历是以月亮的运转来确定的。

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

根据中国的农历，新年的开始大约在阳历的1月下旬至2月上旬之间。

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

中国早已开始使用阳历，但是，中国的传统节日（例如春节等）还是应用传统的阴历。

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

许多中国的年历既印有阳历，又印有阴历。