Many are unaware that the Chinese Calendar comprises of both Moon and Sun influence. It is a BOTH a Lunisolar and a Solar calendar. It uses the lunar month as the basic unit rather than the solar month. And, it uses the Solar Year to define the length of a year.
This is a hilarious Reuters chat between 2 of our friends based in Hong Kong and Singapore. They are Southeast Asian Chinese banker and trader who manage multi-millions trades. Between them and a mainland Chinese on the side whom the trader consulted, they couldn’t figure why most of Asia is closed for holidays. They have graciously allowed me to post this blog in jest.
(I will post an article on the Chinese Calendar or the (Luni)solar Calendar later to answer their queries.)
15:00:34 TRADER : eh, what tiger is next year
15:00:50 BLUR BANKER : this year
15:01:32 BLUR BANKER : you mean this year right?
15:01:55 TRADER : next year
15:01:59 TRADER : this year was not tiger
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