Glossary

Qianxing

乾興

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (乾興) of the Northern Song for the years 1022–1023: 1022 is Qianxing 1 (元年) and Qianxing 2 is 1023. Qianxing (乾興) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Northern Song, proclaimed in 1022 under Emperor Zhenzong (真宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1022 is Qianxing 1 (元年), 1023 its last year, Qianxing 2. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Qianxing 2” (乾興二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Tianxi. After: Tiansheng.