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Calendar Production, Printing, and Design
发布时间:2023-11-13 13:55
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The history of calendars in China dates back approximately four thousand years. According to a page of oracle bone script, the calendar system during the Shang Dynasty had already reached a considerable level of sophistication. This page of oracle bone script is the oldest physical calendar in the world, also known as a daily calendar or 'rili'.
A Tang Dynasty poem reads: “山中无历日，寒尽不知年 (There is no calendar in the mountains; the year ends without knowing).” 'Lìrì' might have been the earliest form of desk calendar. During the Tang Dynasty, court historians would cut and bind paper daily into books, one for each month. Each page listed the month and date, leaving blank space for the attendant eunuchs to record the emperor's words and actions. This was the 'lìrì'. At the end of each month, the 'lìrì' was first submitted to the emperor for review, and then archived by the court historians for use in compiling the 'National History'. Because of its function in recording time and events, it was widely imitated by civil and military officials.
Early Development
Historical records indicate that approximately 1100 years ago, in the first year of the Yongzhen era under Emperor Shunzong of the Tang Dynasty, calendars were already in use in the imperial palace. At that time, the calendar was also known as the 'imperial calendar' and served not only to record dates but also as important material for compiling the national history. This calendar resembled a booklet, divided into 12 volumes for each month of the year. The number of pages in each volume corresponded to the number of days in the respective month. The month and date were written on each page, and the booklet was temporarily kept by the eunuchs serving the emperor. The eunuchs recorded the emperor's actions on the blank pages each day and at the end of each month submitted it to the emperor for approval. After approval, it was sent to the court historians who combined the calendar entries with important events from the court and various regions. After refinement and polishing, this information was recorded to become the national history.
Later, because calendars brought many conveniences to daily life, they gradually entered the homes of many high-ranking officials, who adapted and created their own versions. Subsequently, as calendars became more popular and used in households, people began printing the Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, lunar months, solar terms and auspicious dates from the calendar books onto calendars, leaving large blank spaces for noting events.
As for the evolution of lunar calendars into hanging calendars, desk calendars, and various other forms, this is a development that has only occurred in the last century. The styles of desk calendars have evolved from simple designs to numerous variants in recent years, driven by the market economy, the popularization of the internet, and the resulting exchange of different cultures. Desk calendars have generally become smaller and more refined.
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