Chinese constellations
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Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials".
Reproduction of the Suzhou star chart (13th century)
Twenty-Eight Mansions
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The Twenty-Eight Mansions, also called xiu or hsiu, are part of the Chinese constellations system. They can be considered as the equivalent to the zodiacal constellations in Western astronomy, though
Chinese constellations
…Suzhou planisphere shows a total of 283 asterisms, comprising a total of 1,565 individual stars. The asterisms are divided into four groups, the Twenty-Eight Mansions (二十八宿; Èrshíbā Xiù) along the ecliptic, and the Three Enclosures of the northern sky. The southern sky was added as a fifth group in the late Ming…
Late Sui to early Tang dynasty portrayal of the Five Stars and Twenty-Eight Mansions, by Liang Lingzan (梁令瓒), .
水陆画宝宁寺 角亢氐房心尾箕星君 道教二十八宿之东方七宿，四象之一——青龙
水陆画宝宁寺 斗牛女虚岁危室壁星君 道教二十八宿之北方七宿，四象之一——玄武
水陆画宝宁寺 奎娄胃昴毕觜参星君。道教二十八宿之西方七宿，四象之一——白虎