Lunisolar Calendar 阴阳历

Singapore - Chinatown (People's Park Complex)

新加坡 — 牛车水（珍珠坊） 

Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve.

今天是华人的除夕夜。

In the past, we all called the Lunar New Year the Chinese New Year.

以前我们都把农历新年称为华人新年。

But some time ago, some people changed the address of the Chinese New Year to the Lunar New Year.

但前段时间，有些人把华人新年的称呼改为农历新年。

Is Chinese New Year the Lunar New Year?

华人新年是农历新年吗？

Strictly speaking, Chinese New Year is not Lunar New Year.

严格来说华人新年不是农历新年。

The traditional Chinese calendar can be traced back to the Han Dynasty.

中国传统历法可以追溯到汉代。

It is a lunisolar calendar that combines solar, lunar and other cycles.

是一种将太阳、月亮和其他周期融合在一起的阴阳历。

For social and agricultural purposes.

用于社会和农业目的。

The traditional Chinese calendar uses the sexagenary cycle, a repeating system of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, to mark years, months, and days.

传统中国历法使用干支纪年法（天干地支的循环系统）来标记年、月、日。

This system, along with astronomical observations and mathematical calculations, was developed to align solar and lunar cycles, though some approximations are necessary due to the natural differences between these cycles. 

该系统与天文观测和数学计算一起发展起来，以协调太阳和月亮的周期，尽管由于这两个周期之间存在自然差异，因此需要进行一些近似计算。