The cool weather of autumn still continues, but, as usual, the Palace Museum is ahead of time as it reminds us that a new year is not far away. Recently, it released its 2024 calendar series.
秋天的凉爽天气仍在继续，但像以往每年一样，故宫博物院提前提醒我们：新年不远了。最近，它发布了2024日历系列。
From 1933 to 1937, the Palace Museum published its calendars until war came. The tradition began again in 2009. Its popularity has made the publishing of calendars a favorite routine for the museum. Each year's series mainly features one animal in the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac(生肖), introducing cultural relics related to that animal on its pages. And each year's series contains various versions. Let's take a look at the recent calendars!
从1933年到1937年，故宫博物院一直出版日历，战争期间间断。这一传统在2009年再次延续。故宫日历的受欢迎度使它的出版成为博物馆最美好的日常活动。每年的日历系列主要以中国十二生肖中的一种动物为特色, 并在每一页上介绍与该动物有关的文化遗产。每年的日历各种版本都有，让我们看看最近的日历！
For the main calendar of 2024, which celebrates the upcoming Year of Dragon, 93 cultural relics about dragons are chosen to express wishes for prosperity(繁荣) and good luck. The museum has also released special versions of the calendars. For example, in the painting and calligraphy calendar, works by great masters throughout Chinese history are selected for the pages. Other versions include one particularly designed for children and an English-Chinese bilingual version.
在庆祝即将到来的龙年的2024年主日历中，选择了93件关于龙的文物来表达对繁荣和好运的祝愿。博物馆还发布了特别版本的日历，例如，在书画日历中，选择了中国历史上伟大大师的作品。其他版本包括一个专门为儿童设计的版本和一个英汉双语版本。
One of the 2023 series is a brief art history book of figure paintings. Figure paintings from the museum were chosen for its pages. Designers also chose one theme for each season. The atmosphere around the figures in the paintings may be in keeping with a certain season. For example, ladies feature in the section of spring and take a fresh and bright tone (色调), while the winter section creates a serious atmosphere through paintings of emperors, politicians, generals and other famous historical figures.
2023年系列中的一本是人物画艺术史书。博物馆的人物画被选做其中。设计师们还为每一季选择了一个主题。画中人物周围的气氛可能与某个季节保持一致。例如，女士画像以春天为特色，色调清新明亮, 而冬季部分则通过皇帝、政治家、将军和其他著名历史人物的画作营造出严肃的氛围。
