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Yuanfeng

元豐

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (元豐) of the Northern Song for the years 1078–1085: 1078 is Yuanfeng 1 (元年) and Yuanfeng 8 is 1085. Yuanfeng (元豐) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Northern Song, proclaimed in 1078 under Emperor Shenzong (神宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1078 is Yuanfeng 1 (元年), 1085 its last year, Yuanfeng 8. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Yuanfeng 2” (元豐二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Xining. After: Yuanyou.