The Longest Day in Chang'an-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 𝗳𝔯𝙚e𝒘e𝚋𝘯𝚘ν𝙚l.𝑐o𝙢

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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