Girl (Chinese constellation)

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Nǚ Xiù map

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.

Asterisms

English name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Representing
Girl Aquarius 4 Women's matters, women weaving, the turtle or snake basaltic
Twelve States[1] 十二國 Capricornus 16 Twelve states of Ancient China
Pearls on Ladies' Wear 離珠 Aquila/Aquarius 5 Women's social position and decorative beads
Rotten Gourd 敗瓜 Delphinus 5 Bad melon
Good Gourd 瓠瓜 Delphinus 5 One kind of green melon white
Celestial Ford 天津 Cygnus 9 Galaxy's ferry, a bridge across the Milky Way
Xi Zhong 奚仲 Cygnus 4 Xi Zhong was the inventor of chariots who lived during the Xia Dynasty
Basket for Mulberry Leaves 扶筐 Draco 7 Mulberry leaf and equipment

References

  1. 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).