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Chunxi

淳熙

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (淳熙) of the Southern Song for the years 1174–1190: 1174 is Chunxi 1 (元年) and Chunxi 17 is 1190. Chunxi (淳熙) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Southern Song, proclaimed in 1174 under Emperor Xiaozong (孝宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 1174 is Chunxi 1 (元年), 1190 its last year, Chunxi 17. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Chunxi 2” (淳熙二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Qiandao. After: Shaoxi.