Republic of China calendar
The Republic of China calendar (Chinese: 中華民國曆) or Minguo calendar (Chinese: 民國紀年) is one of the calendars used in Taiwan. The calendar uses 1912, the year of the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC), as the first year. The term "minguo" simply means "republic" (traditional Chinese: 民國; simplified Chinese: 民国; pinyin: Mínguó; lit. 'People's State'). The ROC calendar follows the tradition of using the sovereign's era name and year of reign, as did previous Chinese dynasties. Months and days are numbered according to the Gregorian calendar. The ROC calendar has been in wide use in the ROC since 1912, including in early official documents.
| Gregorian full date | 2022年5月17日 |
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| Gregorian all-numeric date | 2022-05-17 2022/05/17 |
| ROC calendar | 111-05-17 111.05.17 |
| National Standard Time of Taiwan | 02:24 上午 2:24 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 民國紀年（中華民國曆） | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 民国纪年（中华民国历） | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Republic[an] year numbering system (Republic of China calendar) | ||||||||
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The ROC calendar is the official calendar used in Taiwan since 1945, and also adopted by Overseas Chinese and Taiwanese communities. Chorographies and historical research published in mainland China covering the period between 1912 and 1949 also use the ROC calendar.[1]