Glossary

Shaoxing

紹興

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (紹興) of the Southern Song for the years 1131–1162: 1131 is Shaoxing 1 (元年) and Shaoxing 32 is 1162. Shaoxing (紹興) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Southern Song, proclaimed in 1131 under Emperor Gaozong (高宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1131 is Shaoxing 1 (元年), 1162 its last year, Shaoxing 32. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Shaoxing 2” (紹興二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Jianyan. After: Longxing.