Girl (Chinese constellation)
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The Girl mansion (女宿, pinyin: Nǚ Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.
[edit] Asterisms
| English name | Chinese name | Modern constellation | Number of stars |
| Girl | 女 | Aquarius | 4 |
| Twelve States[1] | 十二國 | Capricornus | 16 |
| Pearls on Ladies' Wear | 離珠 | Aquila/Aquarius | 5 |
| Rotten Gourd | 敗瓜 | Delphinus | 5 |
| Good Gourd | 瓠瓜 | Delphinus | 5 |
| Celestial Ford | 天津 | Cygnus | 9 |
| Xi Zhong[2] | 奚仲 | Cygnus | 4 |
| Basket for Mulberry Leaves | 扶筐 | Draco | 7 |
[edit] References
- ^ The Twelve States refer to these ancient states in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period: Chu (楚), Dai (代), Han (韓), Jin (晉), Qi (齊), Qin (秦), Wei (魏), Yan (燕), Yue (越), Zhao (趙), Zheng (鄭), Zhou (周).
- ^ Xi Zhong was the inventer of chariots who lived during the Xia Dynasty.
| Chinese constellations |
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| Three enclosures (三垣): |
| Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) |
| Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿): |
| East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing Basket (箕) |
| South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghost (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended Net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫) |
| West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy Head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle beak (觜) | Three stars (參) |
| North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁) |
