Chinese calendar by mountain peoples. After Qin Shi Huang unified China under the Qin dynasty in 221 BC, the Qin calendar () was introduced. It followed most of the rules governing the Zhuanxu calendar, but the month order was that of the Xia calendar; the year began with month 10 and ended with month 9, analogous to a Gregorian calendar beginning in October and ending in September. The intercalary month, known as the second "Jiǔyuè" (), was placed at the end of the year. The Qin calendar was used into the Han dynasty. Emperor Wu of Han introduced reforms halfway through his
Proleptic Gregorian calendar Julian and proleptic Gregorian calendar dates are as follows: The table below assumes a Julian leap day of 29 February, but the Julian leap day (the bissextile day) was in Latin or 24 February (see Julian reform), so dates between 24 and 29 February in all leap years were irregular. Note: When converting a date in a year which is leap in one calendar but not the other, include 29 February in the calculation when the conversion crosses the border between February and March. Proleptic Gregorian calendar The proleptic Gregorian calendar is produced by extending the Gregorian calendar backward to