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Examples:night of the 15th of the first lunar month—6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake—10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster—the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month—the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month—15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy—have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)—8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep—the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)—night of 15th of first lunar month—Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)—9th day of 9th lunar month—Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century—Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up late Dec on Gregorian calendar)—the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext annex Manchuria—the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext annex Manchuria—Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles—Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810—Ghosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon—Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)—the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)—refers Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai—1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December 5th January), year of the Rat—the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek suppress the communists—the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)—Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month)—Bhumibol (b.Dec 5th 1927. King of Thailand since June 9th 1946)—refers Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989—the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists—Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference—the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China—Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident—3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger—Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar—Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding—white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)—Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th century Buddhist temple, Sensō-ji—Luo Maodeng (16th century), Ming author of operas and popular fiction—Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last emperor of the of Shang Dynasty—counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai—2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January 3rd February), year of the Ox—oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones—modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th early 20th century)—the massacre of 12th Mar 1927—anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc—Shanghai incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai—Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of the incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China—the Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)— |