The 24 Solar Terms: A UNESCO-Listed System of Time
How a farming civilization built a calendar by watching the sun — and why it was recognized as world heritage in 2016.
Short, careful articles about the calendar, philosophy, and culture behind Chinese timekeeping.
How a farming civilization built a calendar by watching the sun — and why it was recognized as world heritage in 2016.
They are not materials but relationships. A gentle introduction to the system at the heart of Chinese thought.
Ten stems, twelve branches, and a 60-year cycle that Chinese scholars described as "using words as numbers."
How 64 hexagrams made of yin and yang lines met the mathematics of modern computing — in 1703.
More than a new-year animal: how the zodiac pairs with elements and hours to shape a birth chart.
Why some days are good for starting things and others for resting — the logic behind 宜 and 忌.