Glossary

Guangming

廣明

Term · calendar

Chinese era name (廣明) of the Tang for the years 880–881: 880 is Guangming 1 (元年) and Guangming 2 is 881. Guangming (廣明) is a Chinese era name (nianhao) of the Tang, proclaimed in 880 under Emperor Xizong (僖宗). Its years are counted in lunar years: 880 is Guangming 1 (元年), 881 its last year, Guangming 2. A Chinese source dates a year within it as “Guangming 2” (廣明二年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Qianfu. After: Zhonghe.