Source-backedHistorical Legacy

Zhonghe Festival (中和節)

Historical texts preserved by the Chinese Text Project describe Emperor Dezong’s establishment of Zhonghe Festival on the first day of the second lunar month and the associated agricultural/court customs; a separate compilation independently records the same Tang-era designation.

Date / ruleFirst day of the second lunar month (historical Tang calendar tradition)
ScopeTang-dynasty historical state festival / Chinese historical calendrical tradition
VerificationHistorical Text Multiple Source Verified
PortabilityHistorical Legacy
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-11
Target-year policyHistorical Only
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Zhonghe Festival (中和節)?

Historical texts preserved by the Chinese Text Project describe Emperor Dezong’s establishment of Zhonghe Festival on the first day of the second lunar month and the associated agricultural/court customs; a separate compilation independently records the same Tang-era designation.

Date and recurrence

First day of the second lunar month (historical Tang calendar tradition)

This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Tang-dynasty historical state festival / Chinese historical calendrical tradition. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Zhonghe Jie, Festival of Harmony

Classification

Topic and context

Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Historical Context Only.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Chinese Text Project — Tian Zhong Ji, Zhonghe Festival entryHistorical Text Digital Library
  2. Chinese Text Project — Ji Zuan Yuan Hai, Zhonghe Festival entryHistorical Text Digital Library
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Zhonghe Festival (中和節)?

First day of the second lunar month (historical Tang calendar tradition) The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical Tang rule: first day of the second lunar month. Do not assume modern public-holiday or universal contemporary observance status..

Does Zhonghe Festival (中和節) fall on the same date every year?

The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.

Is Zhonghe Festival (中和節) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Tang-dynasty historical state festival / Chinese historical calendrical tradition. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Zhonghe Festival (中和節)?

The stored designation basis is: Historical texts preserved by the Chinese Text Project describe Emperor Dezong’s establishment of Zhonghe Festival on the first day of the second lunar month and the associated agricultural/court customs; a separate compilation independently records the same Tang-era designation.. Supporting provenance includes Chinese Text Project — Tian Zhong Ji, Zhonghe Festival entry. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Zhonghe Festival (中和節) international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Tang-dynasty historical state festival / Chinese historical calendrical tradition. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.

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