section_path: History/Lunisolar calendars by dynasty/Northern and Southern Dynasties Dàmíng calendar
section_name: Northern and Southern Dynasties Dàmíng calendar
paragraph_text: Northern and Southern Dynasties Dàmíng calendar
  
  The Dàmíng calendar (大明曆; 大明历; ' brightest calendar '), created in the Northern and Southern Dynasties by Zu Chongzhi (429 CE – 500 CE), introduced the equinoxes.