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Desk calendar production, desk calendar printing, desk calendar design

　　China’s earliest calendar dates back more than four thousand years. An oracle-bone calendar inscribed on a single oracle bone demonstrates that the Yin dynasty already possessed a remarkably sophisticated calendrical system. This oracle-bone calendar is the oldest extant physical example of a calendar in human history and is therefore referred to as a “calendar.”

　　Tang poetry reads: “In the mountains, there is no calendar; when the cold ends, one does not know how many years have passed.” The “calendar” may well be the earliest form of a desk calendar. During the Tang dynasty, imperial historians would cut paper each day and bind it into volumes, one for each month. Each page bore the month and date, with blank spaces reserved for the emperor’s close eunuchs to record his words and deeds—this was the “calendar.”

　　At the end of each month, the “historical calendar” was first submitted to the emperor for review and then filed by the imperial historians for use in compiling the “National History.” Owing to its dual function of recording time and commenting on affairs, both civil and military officials eagerly sought to emulate it.


Early Development

　　According to historical records, as early as the first year of the Yongzhen era under Emperor Shunzong of the Tang Dynasty—roughly 1,100 years ago—the imperial court was already using a calendar. At that time, this calendar was known as the “Imperial Calendar,” which not only recorded dates but also served as crucial source material for compiling the official national history. The calendar of that period bore some resemblance to the modern diary: the year was divided into twelve volumes, with the number of pages in each volume determined by the number of days in the corresponding month. Each page bore the month and date, after which the calendar was entrusted to eunuchs who attended the emperor for temporary safekeeping. Daily, these eunuchs would record the emperor’s words and deeds on the blank pages of the calendar; at the end of each month, they would submit the completed calendar to the emperor for review and approval before it was handed over to the royal historians for archival purposes. The historians would then integrate the calendar’s entries with major events occurring at court and throughout the empire, refining and polishing the material before committing it to writing, thus giving rise to the official national history.

　　Subsequently, as calendars brought considerable convenience to daily life, they gradually found their way into the households of many high-ranking officials at court. After a series of adaptations, these calendars were tailored to suit individual families. Later, as calendars became increasingly popular and commonplace in ordinary homes, people began to print on them the sexagenary cycle, monthly ordinances, solar terms, and auspicious days along the Yellow Path, while also leaving ample blank space for recording personal notes and events.

　　As for the evolution of the lunar calendar into wall calendars, desk calendars, and other formats, this development has only taken place over the past century. Desk calendars have progressed from their original simple designs to a wide array of variations in recent years, driven by the expansion of the market economy and the widespread adoption and growth of the internet, which have in turn fostered greater cultural exchange—desk calendars being no exception. Most notably, desk calendars have become smaller and more refined.


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