{"id":22865,"date":"2026-11-14T09:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T09:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/?p=22865"},"modified":"2026-11-14T09:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T09:30:20","slug":"xiayuan-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/ja\/xiayuan-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiayuan Festival: Dates, Seasonal Meaning and Local Customs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"tcjdi-quick-answer\"><h2>Quick Answer: When Is the Xiayuan Festival?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Xiayuan Festival (\u4e0b\u5143\u8282, Xi\u00e0yu\u00e1n Ji\u00e9) falls on the fifteenth day of lunar month ten. It honors the Water Official (\u6c34\u5b98, Shu\u01d0gu\u0101n) in the Daoist cycle of Three Yuan observances (\u4e09\u5143, S\u0101nyu\u00e1n). The Hong Kong Observatory\u2019s tables put that lunar date on November 23 in 2026 and November 12 in 2027. <sup>[1][2][3][4]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Religious meaning:<\/strong> Worshippers ask the Water Official for relief from hardship and misfortune. <sup>[1][2]<\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Temple example:<\/strong> Taiwan\u2019s Executive Yuan describes recitations and lamps at Taipei\u2019s Zhinan Temple (\u6307\u5357\u5bae, Zh\u01d0n\u00e1n G\u014dng). <sup>[2]<\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Calendar position:<\/strong> Xiayuan is the last of the Three Yuan observances. <sup>[1][2][5]<\/sup> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Use lunar month ten, day 15 to find Xiayuan on a Gregorian calendar. <sup>[1][3][4]<\/sup> <\/p><\/section>\n<figure class=\"tcjdi-infographic\" style=\"width:500px;max-width:100%;margin:24px auto;text-align:center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Four-illustrated-notes-on-Xiayuan-and-the-Daoist-Water-Official.webp\" alt=\"Four illustrated notes on Xiayuan and the Daoist Water Official\" title=\"Four illustrated notes on Xiayuan and the Daoist Water Official\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" style=\"width:500px;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto\" \/><figcaption>Four illustrated notes on Xiayuan and the Daoist Water Official<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">At Taipei\u2019s Zhinan Temple, a Taiwanese account describes a hall lit with lamps, along with scripture recitation and repentance rites. The occasion is dedicated to the Water Official, one of a group of Daoist figures associated with Heaven, Earth and Water. An early Yuan handscroll also depicts the deity\u2019s retinue. <sup>[2][6][7]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>The Tenth-Month Date and the Three Yuan Observances<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The three Yuan dates each fall on a fifteenth lunar day. Shangyuan (\u4e0a\u5143, Sh\u00e0ngyu\u00e1n), associated with the Heaven Official, is on the fifteenth day of month one. Zhongyuan (\u4e2d\u5143, Zh\u014dngyu\u00e1n), associated with the Earth Official, is on the fifteenth of month seven. Xiayuan belongs to the Water Official and falls on the fifteenth of month ten. <sup>[1][2][5]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To {{chinese-calendar-vs-gregorian-calendar|convert the lunar date}}, find day one of month ten and count forward 14 calendar days. In the Hong Kong Observatory\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/chinese-calendar-vs-gregorian-calendar\/\">Gregorian\u2013lunar tables<\/a>, month ten begins November 9 in 2026 and October 29 in 2027. These entries put Xiayuan on November 23 and November 12 respectively. <sup>[3][4]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>Why the Water Official Is Honored<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Water Official belongs to the Three Officials (\u4e09\u5b98, S\u0101ngu\u0101n). Taiwan Historica summarizes their roles as granting blessings, pardoning offenses and relieving misfortune. The Water Official is associated with the third of these, a role expressed by the phrase jie\u2019e (\u89e3\u5384, ji\u011b\u2019\u00e8), meaning relief from adversity. <sup>[1][2]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Smithsonian\u2019s <em>Retinue of the Minister of Water<\/em> is an early fourteenth-century ink handscroll attributed to He Cheng. A colophon dated 1310, attached to the scroll, describes it as one of three paintings depicting the Daoist officials. The inscription links the painted retinue to the larger group. <sup>[6][7]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>How Temples and Households Mark Xiayuan<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Taiwan\u2019s Executive Yuan describes recitation and repentance rites at Zhinan Temple, with lamps lit as part of the occasion. The account also describes some households making offerings and others marking the day with incense. The source describes variation even among households observing the same lunar date. <sup>[2]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">An arts-education calendar for Taiwan lists the Water Official\u2019s birthday on the fifteenth of the tenth month at temples. It also records local observances on that date in places such as Zhudong, Hsinchu. For a specific temple, check its program for the year. The lunar date identifies the occasion. The temple\u2019s program gives the time and form of its rites. <sup>[2][8]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>FAQs About the Xiayuan Festival<\/h2>\n<h3>Is Xiayuan the same day as Zhongyuan?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Both fall on a fifteenth lunar day. Zhongyuan falls in the seventh month and Xiayuan in the tenth. Each has a different association in the Daoist cycle. <sup>[1][2][5]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h3>What does Lower Yuan mean?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lower Yuan is an English rendering of Xiayuan. The Smithsonian uses Last Prime for the third of the Three Yuan observances, the one associated with the Water Official. <sup>[5][7]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">[1] Taiwan Historica. <a href=\"https:\/\/dict.th.gov.tw\/detailPage.aspx?Ca=192&amp;ID=2444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taiwan Folk Artifacts Dictionary, Worship of the Three Officials<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[2] Executive Yuan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ey.gov.tw\/state\/181E881F469CCF98\/f03f96de-350e-47ec-acf6-5cff9bc7cd65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taiwanese Seasonal Customs, Xiayuan<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[3] Hong Kong Observatory. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hko.gov.hk\/en\/gts\/time\/calendar\/pdf\/files\/2026e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2026 Gregorian\u2013Lunar Conversion Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[4] Hong Kong Observatory. <a href=\"https:\/\/my.weather.gov.hk\/en\/gts\/time\/calendar\/pdf\/files\/2027e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2027 Gregorian\u2013Lunar Conversion Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[5] National Museum of Taiwan History. <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nmth.gov.tw\/CollectionContent.aspx?RNO=2017.001.0021&amp;a=132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carved Figures of the Three Officials<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[6] Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/asia-archive.si.edu\/object\/F1917.185\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Retinue of the Minister of Water<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[7] Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/asia-archive.si.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/F1917-185_Documentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Retinue of the Minister of Water Documentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[8] National Taiwan Arts Education Center. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.arte.gov.tw\/traditionalopera\/4\/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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