Timekeeping
Calendrical systems, zodiac cycles, and celestial frameworks that organize ritual, agriculture, and fate.
Earthly Branches (Di Zhi) [ 地支 ]
Twelve ancient time-and-space markers that map hours, months, directions, seasons, and zodiac animals onto a single cosmic grid, forming the spatial half of …
Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches [ 天干地支 ]
China's ancient sexagenary cycle combining ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches to record years, months, days, and hours for over three millennia.
The Chinese Lunar Calendar (Nong Li) [ 农历 ]
A sophisticated lunisolar calendar that follows the moon's phases while staying aligned with the solar year, governing festival dates, farming, and …
The Chinese Zodiac (Sheng Xiao) [ 十二生肖 ]
A 12-year cycle of animals that assigns a guardian creature and elemental character to each birth year, shaping personality, fortune, and festival customs …