Republic of China calendar

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Republic of China calendar
A calendar with both Western and Chinese calendar dates commemorating the first year of the Republic of China, as well as the election of Sun Yat-sen as the provisional President of the Republic of China
Traditional Chinese	中華民國曆
Simplified Chinese	中华民国历
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuá Mínguó lì Wade–Giles Chung1-hua2 Min2-kuo2 li4 Hakka Romanization Chûng-fà Mìn-koet la̍k Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tiong-hoa Bîn-kok le̍k
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	民國紀年
Simplified Chinese	民国纪年
Literal meaning	Republic [of China] year numbering system
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mínguó Jìnián Wade–Giles Min2-kuo2 Chi4-nien2

The Republic of China calendar, often shortened to the ROC calendar or the Minguo calendar, is a calendar used in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. The calendar uses 1912, the year of the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) in Nanjing, as the first year.

The ROC calendar follows the tradition of using the sovereign's era name and year of reign, as did previous Chinese dynasties. Months and days are numbered according to the Gregorian calendar. The ROC calendar has been in wide use in the ROC since 1912, including in early official documents.

The ROC calendar is the official calendar used in Taiwan since 1945, and also adopted by Overseas Chinese and Taiwanese communities. Chorographies and historical research published in mainland China covering the period between 1912 and 1949 also use the ROC calendar.^[1]