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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 ...
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).
Outer band: 36 animals (12 associated with the earthly branches, plus the 28 animals associated with the xiù or lunar mansions) Middle band: 28 xiù lunar mansions; Inner ring: Stems and Branches (ganzhi). The square plate is divided diagonally into four sections that allocate 9 animals, 7 xiu, and 5 ganzhi to a section. A diviner examined ...
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The ancient Chinese people have identified stars from 1300 BCE, as Chinese star names later categorized in the twenty-eight mansions have been found on oracle bones unearthed at Anyang, dating back to the mid-Shang dynasty. The core of the "mansion" (宿 xiù) system also took shape around this period, by the time of King Wu Ding (1250–1192 ...
Leu (or Low) sieu (simplified Chinese: 娄宿; traditional Chinese: 婁宿; pinyin: Lóu Xiù) meaning "the Train of a garment", is one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of traditional Chinese astronomy. It is one of the mansions of the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎).
Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Representing Horn: 角: Virgo: 2: Azure Dragon's angle Flat Road: 平道: Virgo: 2: Officer's road Celestial Farmland: 天田: Virgo: 2: The son of heaven Recommending Virtuous Men: 進賢: Virgo: 1 (+9) The recommended virtuous men Tripod of the Zhou: 周鼎: Coma Berenices: 3: The God Tripod ...
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