Calendar+-+China


 * The **Chinese calendar** is lunisolar, combining the elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar.
 * The Lunisolar calendar was first perfected by the Chinese around 500 BC.
 * Each month follows the cycle of the moon, hence it determines the phases of the moon.
 * The calendar has 12 months and every two or three years there is a intercalary month or leap month.
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