| Years | Region/Dynasty/Country | Calendrical System |
|---|
| -721 – -480 | Lu | Chunqiu |
| -479 – -221 | Zhou and other states | Ancient six calendars |
| -220 – -206 | Qin | Qin and Early Han calendar |
| -205 – 25 | Western Han (-205-8), Xin (8-23), Gengshi (23-25) | Qin and Early Han calendar (-205 - -104), Taichu/Santong (-103-25) |
| 25 – 220 | Eastern Han | Santong (25-84), Sifen (85-220) |
| 220 – 265 | Wei | Sifen (220-236), Jingchu (237-265) |
| 221 – 263 | Shu | Sifen |
| 222 – 280 | Wu | Sifen (222), Qianxiang (223-280) |
| 265 – 419 | Jin | Jingchu |
| 384 – 417 | Later Qin | Sanji |
| 412 – 439 | Northern Liang | Xuanshi |
| 389 – 534 | Northern Wei | Jingchu (398-451), Xuanshi (452-522), Zhengguang (523-534) |
| 534 – 577 | Eastern Wei (534-550), Northern Qi (550-577) | Zhengguang (534-539), Xinghe (540-550), Tianbao (551-577) |
| 535 – 581 | Western Wei (535-557), Northern Zhou (557-581) | Zhengguang (535-558), Mingkerang (559-565), Tianhe (566-578), Daxiang (579-581) |
| 420 – 589 | South Dynasties: Song, Qi, Liang, Chen | Jingchu (420-444), Yuanjia (445-509), Daming (510-589) |
| 581 – 618 | Sui | Daxiang (581-583), Kaihuang (584-596), Daye (597-618) |
| 618 – 907 | Tang | Daye (618), Wuyinyuan (619-664), Linde (665-728), Dayan (729-761), Wuji (762-783), Guanxiang (784-806), Xuanming (807-821), Chongxuan (822-892), Tiaoyuan (893-907) |
| 907 – 959 | Five Dynasties: Liang, Tang Jin, Han, Zhou | Tiaoyuan (907-938), Chongxuan (939-943), Qintian (944-955), Yingtian (956-959) |
| 960 – 1279 | Song | Yingtian (960-982), Qianyuan (983-1000), Yitian (1001-1023), Chongtian (1024-1064), Mingtian (1065-1067), Chongtian (1068-1074), Fengyuan (1075-1093), Quantian (1094-1102), Zhantian (1103-1105), Jiyuan (1106-1135), Tongyuan (1136-1167), Qiandao (1168-1176), Chunxi (1177-1190), Huiyuan (1191-1198), Tongtian (1199-1207), Kaixi (1208-1251), Chunyou (1252), Huitian (1253-1270), Chengtian (1271-1276), Bentian (1277-1279) |
| 947 – 1125 | Khitan/Liao | Jiajun's Daming (947-1125) |
| 1126 – 1234 | Jin | Jiajun's Daming (1126-1136), Yangji's Daming (1137-1181), revised Daming (1182-1234) |
| 1234 – 1367 | Mongol/Yuan | Revised Daming (1234-1280), Shoushi (1281-1367) |
| 1368 – 1644 | Ming | Datong |
| 1645 – 1683 | Southern Ming (1645-1661), Zheng (1662-1683) | Datong calendar of the waning Ming dynasty |
| 1645 – 1911 | Qing | Shixian |
| 1912 – 1949 | Republic of China | Shixian (1912-1913), Republic of China system (1914-1928), Nationalist system (1929-1949) |
| 1949 – present | People's Republic of China | Nationalist system (1949-1950), Purple Mountain system (1951-2017), Purple Mountain GB/T 33661-2017 standard (2018-present) |