The Chinese Alamac or Tong Shu

[Cecil Lee]

Nowadays, it is quite rare to find the Yearly Chinese Alamac or Tung Shu placed above the main door of Chinese homes.
Traditionally, some Chinese would purchase a new Tung Shu (Yearly Chinese Alamac) and place a new copy of it every new year.
It is said that this is to ward off evil and provide good luck.
To understand what I mean, I have chanced upon an apartment....

[Cecil Lee]

The Chinese Farmers' Almanac updated yearly and sold close to the 3rd quarter of every year is still in production. It is  known as Tong Shu ( 通 = all 书 = book) literally means the "All-knowing Book". Thus some Chinese today follow the traditions of their ancestors  and keep on placing a greater importance than say the Lunar New Year.

The Tong Shu is produced annually. And often published around the Chinese 7th month.
This copy is for the Lunar year 2015

 

 

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On 9/15/2002 7:58:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Nowadays, it is quite rare to
find the Yearly Chinese Alamac
or Tong Shu placed above the
main door of Chinese homes.
Traditionally, some Chinese
would purchase a new Tong Shu
(Yearly Chinese Alamac) and
place a new copy of it every
new year.
It is said that this is to
ward off evil and provide good
luck.
To understand what I mean, I
have chanced upon an
apartment....