The Longest Day in Chang'an -
Chapter 0: Prologue
Chapter 0: Prologue
Translator: DragonRider
Shichen (时辰) is an ancient unit of time. In ancient China, people divide a day into twelve Hours, each is equal to the present two hours. And for each Hour, there are eight quarters with the first four called Chu, meaning beginning of the Hour, and the latter four called Zheng, meaning the exact time of the Hour.
Time Table of the Twelve Hours in the Novel
子 Zi 23:00-00:59
丑 Chou 01:00-02:59
寅 Yin 03:00-04:59
卯 Mao 05:00-06:59
辰 Chen 07:00-08:59
巳 Si 09:00-10:59
午 Wu 11:00-12:59
未 Wei 13:00-14:59
申 Shen 15:00-16:59
酉 You 17:00-18:59
戌 Xu 19:00-20:59
亥 Hai 21:00-22:59
Terms and Glossaries:
Lubi Army (旅贲军): Imperial Guards
The Indecent (不良人 bu liang ren): A group of detectives or constable that report directly to the emperor.
Soghd (Suguda: Ancient peoples of central Asia) an ancient Iranian civilization
Xianism (祆xian教): Zoroastrianism (Also called Mazdaism)
Xianzheng (祆正): A priest of Zoroastrianism
Da Sabao (大萨宝): Great Patriarch of Zoroastrianism
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