According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Ara is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng).
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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Ara area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 龜 | Guī | Tortoise[1] | ||||
| ε1 Ara | 龜一 | Guīyī | 1st star | |||||||
| γ Ara | 龜二 | Guīèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| δ Ara | 龜三 | Guīsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| η Ara | 龜四 | Guīsì | 4th star | |||||||
| ζ Ara | 龜五 | Guīwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| 箕 | Jī | Winnowing Basket | 杵 | Chǔ | Pestle[1] | |||||
| σ Ara | 杵一 | Chǔyī | 1st star | |||||||
| α Ara | 杵二 | Chǔèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| β Ara | 杵三 | Chǔsān | 3rd star |