In the chapter "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng", Zi said: "When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; when I was thirty, I stood up; when I was forty, I was not confused; when I was fifty, I knew the destiny; when I was sixty, my ears were obedient; when I was seventy, I was obedient to learning. Ten, follow your heart's desires and do not go beyond the rules." Later generations used "the year of standing, the year of not being confused, the year of knowing destiny" as a proxy for specific ages. Usually, we also call the age of sixty as the "year of sixty" and the age of seventy as the "year of seventy". "The Year of the Sixties" comes from a poem by Du Fu in the Tang Dynasty, "Drinking debts are commonplace, but life is rare in seventy years." The "year of the sixtieth century" is related to the chronology of ancient China.
In ancient China, the chronology of stems and branches was adopted, and it was not until the Revolution of 1911 that the chronology of the AD was adopted. The stems are the heavenly stems, including A, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui; the branches are the earthly branches, including Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, and You. Xu, Hai. The 10 heavenly stems are in the front and the 12 earthly branches are in the back, forming sixty non-repeating combinations from Jiazi to Guihai, which are used to record the years, and there is a cycle of sixty years. For example, if 2021 is the year of Xin Chou, then 1961 is also the year of Xin Chou, and going forward, 1901 is also the year of Xin Chou. That year, the Qing government signed the "Xinchou Treaty" with the foreign powers, which was humiliating and humiliating to the country. From this point of view, history is really not that far away from reality. Compared with the poverty and weakness of 120 years ago, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is really not far away.
Sixty years is also called "one year". When a person is born 60 years ago, his virtual age is recorded as 61 years old. He has entered the ranks of the elderly, his body is no longer strong, his hair is gray, and his teeth are shaky. This is how people generally understand the title of "the sixtieth year". In fact, there is another explanation, although it is similar to a word game. In ancient times, the word "华" was the same as the word "花", and the traditional Chinese character for "华" is "华", which is composed of 6 "十" and 1 "一", implying the number 61, which is "花" Another origin of "the year of (Hua) Jia".
There is an eldest brother in the work unit who is exactly 16 years old and will retire this year. Although his hair has turned completely white, he is still energetic and has a sharp mind. Everyone said that the delayed retirement policy was implemented too late, and it would be fine for him to work for another ten or eight years.
Of course it’s a joke, but here we still want to wish Big Brother good health, a colorful retirement life, and family happiness. After a lifetime of revolutionary work, it’s time to take a break!