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Research on the Jiwang Date and Jianzheng Range in the Western Zhou Dynasty

Yong Li

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By use of the calendar having the characters of the moon's age, this paper derives that the Jianzheng(the Chinese name for the first month within one year)ranges are Chou, Yin, Mao and Chen(the names of earthly branches) from calculating 16 Jiwang (near full moon)dates recorded in Western Zhou documents and vessels. In the Jinwen calendar (the data engraved in bronze vessels) given by the Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project, both the Jianzheng and the moon's age values of the Jiwang dates are also analysed.

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By use of the calendar having the characters of the moon's age, this paper derives that the Jianzheng(the Chinese name for the first month within one year)ranges are Chou, Yin, Mao and Chen(the names of earthly branches) from calculating 16 Jiwang (near full moon)dates recorded in Western Zhou documents and vessels. In the Jinwen calendar (the data engraved in bronze vessels) given by the Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project, both the Jianzheng and the moon's age values of the Jiwang dates are also analysed.

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By use of the calendar having the characters of the moon's age, this paper derives that the Jianzheng(the Chinese name for the first month within one year)ranges are Chou, Yin, Mao and Chen(the names of earthly branches) from calculating 16 Jiwang (near full moon)dates recorded in Western Zhou documents and vessels. In the Jinwen calendar (the data engraved in bronze vessels) given by the Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project, both the Jianzheng and the moon's age values of the Jiwang dates are also analysed.

Key concepts: Western Zhou, Shang dynasty, Chronology, Ancient history, History, Bronze Age, Bronze, Archaeology

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