2023年11月3日 · The 60 Jia Zi is also known as the Sexagenary Cycle, the Stem-Branch Cycle or Gan Zhi (干支). It is a 60-year calendar cycle based on the combinations between the 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches in Chinese metaphysics.

The Year of Jia Zi (Jia from the heavenly stems and Zi from the earthly branches) is the beginning of the sexagenary cycle. The next Jia Zi Year will come 60 years later. Jia Zi has had a figurative meaning a full lifespan in ancient times, similarly the 'threescore years and ten' in the Bible.

2024年7月15日 · The Year of Jia Zi (Jia from the heavenly stems and Zi from the earthly branches) is the beginning of the sexagenary cycle. The next Jia Zi Year will come 60 years later. Jia Zi has had a figurative meaning a full lifespan in ancient times, similarly the 'threescore years and ten' in the Bible.

2020年7月10日 · Every time I see the 甲子 (Jia Zi) or Wood Rat pillar, I think of a pine tree in winter. Seriously! A tall and lush evergreen standing on pristine white snow. As pretty as the picture may be, this is a pretty harsh environment for a tree to grow, let alone thrive!

2021年12月30日 · Named The Chinese Sexagenary Cycle Or The Stem-Branch Cycle, The Chinese 60-Year calendar cycle Is based on the Ten Heavenly Stems And Twelve Earthly Branches combinations. Each year Is named using One Stem & One Branch. The starting of the cycle is No. 1 which is Jia Zi 甲子, and subsequently will be Yi Chou 乙 丑, so on and so forth.

2024年9月27日 · In ancient China, the year was identified by two characters, the first from one of the 10 Stems, the second from one of the 12 Branches. The first combination is always Jia-Zi, while the last is always Gui-Hai. You may also recall that there are 60 Gods of Tai Sui.

TABLE OF HEAVENLY STEMS AND EARTHLY BRANCHES (OR THE 60 JIA ZI) HEAVENLY STEM EARTHLY BRANCH YEARS YIN / YANG ENGLISH CHINESE ENGLISH CHINESE 1924 1984 Yang Wood Jia Rat Zi 1925 1985 Yin Wood Yi Ox Chou 1926 1986 Yang Fire Bing Tiger Yin 1927 1987 Yin Fire Ding Rabbit Mao 1928 1988 Yang Earth Wu Dragon Chen 1929 1989 Yin Earth Ji Snake Si 1930 1990 Yang Metal Geng Horse Wu 1931 1991 Yin Metal ...

The next Jia Zi Year will come 60 years later. Therefore, the Chinese calendar 60-year cycle is also called a Jia Zi. For those who are observant, 10 heavenly stems and 12 earthly branches would make 120 combinations.

2011年10月15日 · Every sixty year is a basic cycle of the Chinese sexagenary. In China, the sixty year old man also called Hua Jia.

2013年1月8日 · Learning the 60 Jia Zi in a conceptual and principle-driven manner allows you to improve your singular aspect reading skills, whilst also enhancing your understanding of the 10 year Luck Pillars and how to use Annual and Monthly Pillars with more accuracy.