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The Twenty-Eight Mansions (Chinese: 二十八宿; pinyin: Èrshíbā Xiù), also called xiu [1] or hsiu, are part of the Chinese constellations system. They can be considered as the equivalent to the zodiacal constellations in Western astronomy , though the Twenty-eight Mansions reflect the movement of the Moon through a sidereal month rather ...
A modern star chart showing the traditional Chinese asterisms, with the 28 mansions indicated on the border of each hemisphere. [citation needed] The Twenty-Eight Mansions are grouped into Four Symbols, each associated with a compass direction and containing seven mansions.
Kuimulang (Chinese: 奎木狼; lit. 'The Wood Wolf of Legs') is a deity in traditional Chinese spiritual beliefs. He is considered to be one of the 28 Mansions, which are Chinese constellations. These constellations are the same as those studied in Western astrology.
Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Representing Emptiness: 虛: Aquarius/Equuleus: 2: Empty ruins or the officials responsible for funeral Deified Judge of Life: 司命: Aquarius: 2: Palm to punish the sin, or the ghost of God Deified Judge of Rank: 司祿: Aquarius/Pegasus: 2: Palm to give the rank, or the God of life
The 28 Lunar Mansions, or more precisely lodgings (Chinese: 二十 八 宿; pinyin: èrshí bā xiù) are the Chinese and East Asian form of the lunar stations. They can be considered as the equivalent to the Western zodiac, although the 28 stations reflect the movement of the Moon through a sidereal month rather than the Sun in a tropical year; (cf. Solar term).
The Horn mansion (角宿, pinyin: Jiǎo Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon . [ 1 ]
The Ox mansion (牛宿, pinyin: Niú Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise . The primary asterism of this mansion is centered on the tail of the constellation known as Capricornus in Western astronomy.
It is part of the southern mansions associated with the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy. The Well mansion is located in the constellation Gemini in Western astronomy and includes: Mu Geminorum (Tejat Posterior) - 井宿 (Jǐng Xiù yī), the first star of Well, [1] Nu Geminorum - 井宿二(Jǐng Xiù èr), Xi ...