El ikhalenda yendabuko yamaShayina Kuyinto okuthiwa "ikhalenda yezolimo" noma i-nóngli, ku-pinyin. Ikhalenda lendabuko lamaShayina liyikhalenda lenyanga futhi lokhu kuyasetshenziswa uma kuziwa ekuhleleni imikhosi yendabuko efana ne-Chinese New Year, i-Lantern Festival noma i-Autumn Crescent Festival. Ekufundweni kwezinkanyezi kusetshenziselwa ukusetha usuku oluhle kakhulu lwezinto eziningi, isibonelo ukulala noma ukwakha ibhilidi.
Ikhalenda lenyanga lamaShayina lenziwe izinyanga eziyishumi nambili ezinezinsuku ezingama-29 usuku ngalunye nohhafu ngenyanga ngayinye. Njalo ezinyangeni ezimbili nohhafu ngenyanga eyengeziwe kungezwa ukudala unyaka wokuqhafaza. Ukuqala kwenyanga ngayinye etholakala ngokuthwasa kwenyanga kumakwa ngeNyanga Entsha ngokwekhalenda laseNtshonalanga. Ukuqala kwekhalenda lamaShayina kungalandelelwa emuva ngekhulu le-12 BC kunganekwane yasendulo ethi kwakungu-Emperor Huangdi owasungula kepha empeleni kusekelwe ekubhekweni okuqondile kakhulu ngobude belanga kanye nezigaba zenyanga . Leli khalenda lifana nokufana nekhalenda lesiHeberu ngomqondo wokuthi unyaka ojwayelekile unezinyanga eziyi-13 kanti unyaka wokuxhuma unezingu-353 noma ukuthi unyaka ojwayelekile unezinsuku eziphakathi kwama-354, 355 noma ama-383 kanti unyaka we-leap unezinsuku eziphakathi kuka-384, 385 no-XNUMX .