Girl (Chinese constellation)
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
[edit]| English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girl | 女 | Aquarius | 4 | Women's matters, women weaving, the turtle or snake basaltic |
| Twelve States[note 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[note 2] | 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 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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).
- ^ The Celestial Ford refers to these stars: Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, 30 Cygni, Alpha Cygni, Nu Cygni, Tau Cygni, Upsilon Cygni, Zeta Cygni and Epsilon Cygni. Gamma Cygni is known as 天津一 (Tiān Jīn yī, English: the First Star of the Celestial Ford.).