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/// # Year and Era codes
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///
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- /// This calendar does not use era codes.
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- ///
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/// Unlike the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese calendar does not traditionally count years in an infinitely
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/// increasing sequence. Instead, 10 "celestial stems" and 12 "terrestrial branches" are combined to form a
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/// cycle of year names which repeats every 60 years. However, for the purposes of calendar calculations and
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- /// conversions, this module counts Chinese years in an infinite system similar to ISO, with year 1 in the
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- /// calendar corresponding to the inception of the calendar, marked as 2637 BCE (ISO: -2636), and negative
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- /// years marking Chinese years before February 15, 2637 BCE.
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- ///
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- /// Because the Chinese calendar does not traditionally count years, era codes are not used in this calendar;
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- /// this crate supports a single era code "chinese".
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+ /// conversions, this calendar also counts years based on the ISO (Gregorian) calendar. This "related ISO year"
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+ /// marks the ISO year in which a Chinese year begins.
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- /// This Chinese calendar implementation also supports a related ISO year, which marks the ISO year in which a
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- /// Chinese year begins, and a cyclic year corresponding to the year in the 60 year cycle as described above.
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+ /// Because the Chinese calendar does not traditionally count years, era codes are not used in this calendar.
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///
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/// For more information, suggested reading materials include:
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/// * _Calendrical Calculations_ by Reingold & Dershowitz
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