CHINESE CALENDAR
Tung Shing is a type of almanac which simultaneously displays Gregorian calendar, lunar calendar and calendar of heavenly stems and earthly branches etc, added with rules and contents about how to pursue good fortune and avoid disaster. As an important calendar in ancient China to record year, month, date and hour, heavenly stems and earthly branches, also known as stems and branches, were established by ancient Chinese by observing astrology and referencing to the relationship between seeking luck and avoiding calamity on auspicious days, and have been implemented for thousands of years.
The stems and branches have altogether 22 symbols, arranged in an intricate yet orderly manner, displaying the law of nature and the functions of Yin and Yang in Chinese five elements, which are to this day still being used in China. But Tung Shing is typically made into a book that decides its inconvenience in reading, from which I extract important elements to make a Tung Shing timetable and have it designed into a graph, thus strengthening its sense of design and making it convenient for people to look up to. The graph takes on the circular shape and is divided into different plates, reminding one of the Eight Diagrams.
In the employment of color, red and beige typically seen in Chinese lunar calendar are added other than black and white of the Eight Diagrams, giving it a strong sense of Chinese colors. Different plates, reminding one of the Eight Diagrams. In the employment of color, red and beige typically seen in Chinese lunar calendar are added other than black and white of the Eight Diagrams, giving it a strong sense of Chinese colors.
