【英文版《你好，中国》第8集：Chinese Lunar Calendar 农历】
The lunar calendar (nong li) is the traditional Chinese calendar and is often used in agriculture.
农历，是中国的传统历法，农业上使用的历书。

According to nong li, the crescent appears on the first day of each month and full moon comes out in the middle of the month.
新月是农历一个月的第一天，满月到了，就是农历的月中。 http://t.cn/A6XktiCK