- Wikipedia: Chinese Calendar
Article about the Chinese calendar, a combination lunar and solar calendar. Covers its history and origins in the first millenium BCE, the zodiac, names for years and cycles, solar terms, and holidays.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar
- Chinese Calendar
Breaks down the mathematics.
www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/calendar/chinese.shtml
- Chinese Calendar, The
Historical background and answers to commonly asked questions.
webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-chinese.html
- Chinese Lunar Calendar Conversion
Converts dates between the solar and lunar years.
www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/CLunarCal1.htm
- Chinese Calendar Home Page
Offers printable calendars and conversion of dates between solar and lunar calendars.
www.cnd.org/Other/calendar.html
- Mathematics of the Chinese Calendar
Explores the mathematical rules used in the Chinese calendar, including calculating the date of Chinese New Year and predicting leap months.
www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/calendar/chinese.html
- Gregorian Solar/Chinese Lunar Calendar Conversion
Enter the date.
umunhum.stanford.edu/~lee/chicomp/lunar.html
- Lunar New Year Center
Provides information on the holiday.
www.familyculture.com/holidays/lunar_new_year.htm
- Structure of the Chinese Calendar
Overview of the two Chinese calendars, the lunar and the solar, and explains the divisions of time they use, including 60-year cycles, lunar months, and solar terms.
www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud/chinese_cal.htm
- Chinese Agricultural Calendar (Nongli)
Overview of the Chinese agricultural calendar, the integrated lunar-solar calendar used to divide the year into seasons for agriculture. From the Hong Kong Observatory.
www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/lunarcal.htm
- Celebrating Lunar New Year With Children
Provides some advice on enjoying the holiday with kids.
www.comeunity.com/adoption/adopt/interview-newyear.html
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