It’s December. The fate of 2017 is coming to an end; and the new 2018 is already waiting for us not far ahead.

What will happen in 2018? No one can give a clear answer to such a question. At the end of the year and the New Year, of course we have to make some wishes and send many blessings as usual - this is really human nature. But we also know in our hearts that the new year does not necessarily mean happiness, luck, and peace. Like every year, we still have to face the ugliness, darkness, injustice, and the ugliness, darkness, and injustice that exist in this world, as well as the dangers that may not come. Bad luck.

Effort and change are both worth doing. But in addition, when it comes to each individual, living one's own life seriously, attentively, and with conscience can be regarded as a small but precious way of resistance.

Well, today’s push is actually a relaxing one - Book Reviewer has sorted out the 2018 calendar for you. Because there are too many, you may be dazzled, but just like life itself, no matter how many choices there seem to be, there are not many that can ultimately accompany you through the years.

Compiled and written | Mumu

Time seems to be the most mysterious existence in the world. The calendar allows time to be understood and recorded, and the pages of the calendar make the illusory time visible. , when you tear it off from your hands, you can feel the real passage of time. This is a sense of ritual.

My first impression of the calendar was ordinary and simple. Plain paper and simple numbers contain rich and practical content besides dates - fortune telling, recipes, health knowledge, famous quotes, cultural knowledge, etc. The form is simple and direct.

A glance at the old calendar, the picture comes from the Internet.

In recent years, calendars, as a cultural product, have become more and more colorful and diverse in form. It has become a big trend to make a calendar with the content and binding of a book or even a hardcover book. Many calendars are compiled and published in the form of books by publishers and publishing companies, so they are called "calendar books". The most popular ones include the "Forbidden City Calendar", "One-Way Calendar", "Species Calendar", etc.

The elegant form and gorgeous decoration of calendar books give traditional functions a new experience, but they cannot escape the suspicion of false beauty and excessive marketing. Under the gorgeous binding, the content itself may have become a form or a gimmick. It is also common for calendars that are bought home or given as gifts to be thrown into a corner and collect dust.

Every kind of calendar tries to promise people a beautiful and fulfilling life, but in fact it is certainly not the case. However, the calendar is just an object after all, and the subject of life is the person himself. Therefore, it is necessary to get rid of the fog of form and marketing, but a carefully designed calendar that matches your own nature and interests can indeed be a good companion for the new year.

Okay, let’s take a look at what beautiful calendars you can choose from in 2018.

The new look of the old almanac

Some calendars, at first glance, follow the traditional "old almanac" style of one page per day and tear-out pages. However, the contents inside are quite different.

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"One-Way Calendar" (2018)

Version: One-Way Street·Beijing United Publishing Company

Looking at the old During the almanac, I always want to look at the taboos of the day to decide the day's itinerary. However, when you see such things to do, your heart will be full of excitement throughout the day.

This year’s One-Way Street calendar continues its previous style, adopting a cool literary and cool style. Formally it refines the structure of the old almanac, but is much more refined. The calendar is divided into three colors: dawn red, cast black, and black gold, all of which are cold and solemn.

Storage box for one-way calendar

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"National Calendar·Cultivation of Morality and Morality" (2018)

Version: National Library Press

At first glance, the content of this calendar published by National Library Press is similar to that of the old calendar. It is also a combination of basic information such as dates, solar terms, festivals, and aphorisms. However, in form, it is much more beautiful. The theme of the National Calendar last year was "Materials to nourish the year", which is a traditional health-preserving theme, but this year it was changed to "Cultivating one's moral character and cultivating one's moral character", which is consistent with the same origin.

Inside pages of "Guotu Calendar·Cultivation of Morality and Morality" (2018)

The mottos in the calendar are all selected from the so-called "Three Wonderful Books on Life": "Cai Gen Tan" and "Cai Gen Tan" "The Secret Notes of a Small Window" and "Night Talk Around the Fireplace" are written in clear and easy-to-understand sentences. You can understand the ancient people's philosophy of life by reading them casually. As for whether you like it or not, and whether you can accept it or not, it is of course up to you.

Inside pages of "National Calendar·Cultivation of Morality"

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"Heirloom Calendar" (2018)

Produced by: Courteous and Proper

The heirloom calendar has also accumulated a lot of audience in the past two years. Its lively and festive style seems to complement the traditional Chinese New Year the best. And its own slogan is: the ritual sense of the old almanac. The illustration style inside is also rich in Chinese flavor, and there are two forms of flippable and tearable ones that you can choose from. And as an almanac of the new era, it also keeps up with fashion trends and is equipped with an exclusive APP... It can be regarded as a "science fiction" almanac.

Read a poem every day

Although it is a "calendar book", reading is different from a book after all. It should be practical and the accompanying reading experience is mostly scattered and broken. of. This coincides with the small size and independence of poetry. It can be seen that in the calendar market, calendars with poetry as the theme account for a large part. Reading a poem every day is also a sense of ritual.

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"Daily Poetry Reading Calendar" (2018)

Version: New Classic·New Star Publishing House

When you are When experiencing this day, an ancient man also wrote a poem on this day. This is perhaps the most subtle thing about this calendar. The poem selected every day is the poem written on that day in history. For example, on January 1, 2018, the lunar calendar is the fifteenth day of the eleventh month. The editor chose Li Qingzhao's "The Proud Fisherman". She said: "Today is New Year's Day, which happens to be the fifteenth day of the eleventh month." - Perhaps when reading poetry, there will be a It feels like having a conversation with the ancients.

Inside page of "Daily Poetry Reading Calendar"

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"Spring Passes and Summer Remains Clear: Tang and Song Poetry Calendar" (2018)

Version: CITIC Publishing Group

The title "Spring has passed and summer is still clear" comes from Li Shangyin's poem "Late Clear". The last two sentences of this poem are more well-known: "God's will pity the grass, "The world is clear at night."

There are one day of poetry and one day of painting in the calendar, and 183 Tang and Song poems and 183 traditional Chinese paintings are presented in one day. These poems and paintings echo the flow of the four seasons, and there are works corresponding to the twenty-four solar terms and traditional festivals. In addition, in February this year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States opened up the right to use images of works in its collection. In July, the National Palace Museum in Taipei also released a batch of high-definition ancient paintings. This calendar collects and presents these works.

"Spring is gone and summer is still clear: Tang and Song Poetry Calendar (2018)" calendar inner page

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"Chinese Poetry Calendar" (2018)

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Edition: Zhonghua Book Company

This "Chinese Poetry Calendar" from Zhonghua Book Company is edited by Mr. Ye Jiaying. Under each selected poem, there is a commentary for reference.

Inside page of "Chinese Poetry Calendar (2018)"

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In the manifestation of time in the calendar, the intersection with the ancients has the magic of opening up time and space. at.

"The Days of the Ancients: The Wuxu Calendar" (2018)

Version: Life·Reading·New Knowledge Sanlian Bookstore

This calendar published by Sanlian can guide you Look at the scenery of the old days, talk about poetry every day, talk about things every day, watch the ancients "go around the bed to make green plums", watch the ancients "fight with buckets to save the dry fields"...and these poems and objects are all related to the seasons. Poems are used to record the calendar and objects are used. Interpret poetry and recreate the time of the ancients.

Illustrations of "The Days of the Ancients: The Wuxu Calendar"

In order to be more relevant to the theme of the days of the ancients, this calendar is different from the Gregorian calendar of other calendars, but uses the lunar calendar, starting from the first month The Spring Festival on the first day of the Lunar New Year ends on New Year's Eve, and the Gregorian calendar calendar for 2018 and 2019 is attached at the back.

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Finally, we can return to contemporary times from the classical "journey through time". The calendar below is very sweet and is an artifact of secret love, clear love, pursuit and confession. . It has set up a fun "Nine Levels of Love" on the poster. Let me share it with you first.

These sweet love words all have their origins. In this "Dear Calendar", there are 215 foreign love poems and 150 Chinese love poems. Every day you open it, there is a sweet or bitter love. In addition, there is a love story and a love quote every day. If you need new courage in the new year, grab this calendar and express your love.

"Dear Calendar" (2018)

Version: Chuchen Culture·CITIC Publishing House

Utensils, Monuments and Time

The artifacts and monuments that have appeared in our eyes across thousands of years are all loaded with time, and appear in the calendar, which gives them a sense of weight.

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"Forbidden City Calendar" (2018)

Version: Forbidden City Publishing House

The trend of calendar books is getting more and more popular nowadays , it started from the "Forbidden City Calendar". Even the basic form and format of many calendar books today are inherited from the "Forbidden City Calendar". How popular is this calendar? Some people say that they receive several Forbidden City calendars in succession at the end of the year, while others say that they receive at least one Forbidden City calendar every year for their birthday...

The new year's "Forbidden City Calendar" is based on the spirit dog With the theme of auspicious animals, in addition to selecting collections from the Forbidden City, the exhibition also focuses on the wider world outside the Forbidden City. Relevant collections from institutions and individuals such as the Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an Museum, Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum, Maoling Museum, National Library, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Art Institute of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania Museum, etc. are all included in the calendar.

Inside pages of "Forbidden City Calendar (2018)"

In addition, the Forbidden City Calendar also has a companion volume:

"Datang Chang'an Calendar" (2018)

Version: Forbidden City Publishing House

Friends who have been to Xi'an will definitely remember the famous "Shaanxi Expo" - Shaanxi History Museum. This calendar, also published by the Palace Museum Publishing House, displays the collection of the Shaanxi History Museum.

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"Si Fei Calendar 2018"

Editor: Si Fei Group

Version: East China Normal University Press

Monuments are also favored by calendars. This "Si Fei Calendar" has a subtitle - "A national key cultural relic protection unit not to be missed". In addition to what the name suggests, its other characteristic is solidity. As a continuation of last year's "Si Fei Calendar 2017", the 2018 edition has selected more than 400 "national protection" locations, from Beijing, Tianjin, Yanzhao to Baishan and Heishui, from Qilu in the Central Plains to the Spring and Autumn Period of the Three Jin Dynasties, from Wuyue Huaizuo to Huguangjiangyou, From Lingnan and Minhai to Bashu, Yunnan and Guizhou, from Guanlong and Hexi to Qinghai, Tibet and Xinjiang... cultural relics of different eras and types are used to tell the long historical memory of China.