Li Chun can be dated back until the 'Spring Autumn Period' 春秋时期 (770 BC - 476 BC) when the spring and autumn solar terms were created to guide agriculture activities.
On the day of Li Chun, the King would lead all his officers to the outskirt on the eastern side (东郊) on early morning to pray to the god in charged of crops and plant-growth for good weather and good harvest for the coming year.
It was during the 'Warring States Period' 战国时期 (475 BC - 221 BC) the ancient astrologer created a total of 8 solar terms for more precise classification of seasonal change of weather condition.
During the Qin Dynasty 秦朝 (221BC - 206BC), the first imperial dynasty of China, Li Chun was officially declared as the first day of a new year by the First Emperor of ancient China, Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇.
Since then for more than 2000 years, Li Chun was designated as the first day of Chinese New Year 春节 celebration until 1913, when Yuan Shikai 袁世凱 was elected as the First President of the Republic of China. The Republic government fixed the first day of the first lunar calendar 正月初一 as the first day of Chinese New Year 春节 celebration. This practice has been followed by the Chinese all over the world until today. Li Chun remains as the starting of the 24 solar terms.
The confusion now is, say for this year the rooster year, in general the Chinese will take the period for the rooster year is from the first day of the lunar calendar 正月初一 (28th January 2017) until the last day of the lunar calendar (15th February 2018). Any baby that is born within this period is considered as a 'rooster' baby.
But according to Fengshui Master the rooster year is from today, Li Chun (3rd February 2017) until one day before the next Li Chun (4th February 2018). The 'Bazi' calculation by the Fengshui Master is based on Li Chun as the starting date for rooster year.
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