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China first had a calendar about four thousand years ago. According to a page of oracle bone calendar found in oracle inscriptions, it proves that the calendar during the Yin dynasty had reached a considerable level. This page of oracle bone calendar is the oldest physical calendar in human history, and it is also called a calendar.
Tang poetry: "In the mountains, there are no calendar days, and when the cold ends, one does not know the year." "Calendar days" may be the earliest form of a desk calendar. During the Tang dynasty, historians would cut paper daily, bind it into volumes, with one volume for each month. Each page had the month and date written on it, leaving blank spaces for the eunuchs close to the emperor to record the emperor's words and actions. This is the "calendar days." At the end of each month, it would first be submitted to the emperor for review, and then archived by the historians for compiling the "National History." Because it had the function of recording time and events, officials competed to imitate it.
Early Development
According to historical records, about 1100 years ago, in the first year of the Yongzheng reign of Emperor Shunzong of the Tang dynasty, calendars were already in use in the palace. The calendar at that time was also called the imperial calendar, which not only recorded dates but also served as important material for compiling the national history. The calendar then was similar to a booklet, dividing the year into 12 volumes, determining the number of pages in each volume according to the days of each month, and writing the month and date on each page. It was then temporarily kept by the eunuchs serving the emperor, who would record the emperor's words and actions on the blank pages daily. At the end of each month, it would be submitted to the emperor for approval before being sent to the historians for archiving. The historians would then combine the content of the calendar with major events in the court and various regions of the country, refining and polishing it before recording it, thus becoming part of the national history.
Later, as calendars brought much convenience to life, they gradually entered the households of many high-ranking officials. After some changes, they were compiled into personal calendars. Furthermore, as calendars became more popular and household-oriented, people began to print the lunar calendar, solar terms, and auspicious days on calendars, leaving large blank spaces for recording events.
As for the monthly calendar, it later developed into various forms such as wall calendars and desk calendars, which is only a matter of the last century. The styles of desk calendars have evolved from simple designs to many variants, driven by the market economy and the development of the internet in recent years, facilitating cultural exchanges. Of course, desk calendars are also included in this trend, with the most common being that desk calendars have become smaller and more exquisite.
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