一.翻译
1.in the Chinese lunar calendar //在中国龙历中
2.mark the beginning of //标志着……的开始
3.as early as XX years ago //早在XX年前
4.the fourth century B.C. //公元前4世纪
the thirteenth century A.D. //公元13世纪
5.for hundreds of years //数百年来
for more than 200 years //两百多年来