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Calendars & timing

Tong Shu (Chinese Almanac)

The Chinese almanac of auspicious and inauspicious days, most often consulted to choose a wedding date.

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A description for now. An interactive tool for this method is planned but not built yet.

Background

Tung Shing (Tong Shu) is a Chinese divination guide and almanac whose latest form was edited under the Qing dynasty. Its most common use is choosing a wedding date, and some families still follow it for weddings and funerals.

How it works

For each day it lists activities that are favourable or to be avoided, with auspicious hours, based on the solar terms.

At a glance

Also called
Tung Shing, Tung Shu, 通書, 通勝, Yellow Calendar, Huangli
Traditions
Chinese
Regions
East Asia
You need
A date
Price
Free

Sources

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