title: Taien calendar
text: # Taien calendar
  
  The Dayan calendar (大衍暦, Dayan Li), also known as Daien or Daiyan or Taien calendar, was a Chinese lunisolar calendar. It was developed in China; in Japan, it was used from about 746 to 857.
  
  ## History
  
  The calendar was created in China. It was first used in the 17th year of the Kaigen era during the Tang dynasty.
  
  The Taien-reki system corrected errors in the Genka calendar and Gihō calendar which were used in Japan in the first half of the 8th century. It was the work of Yi Xing, who was a Chinese astronomer.
  
  