Encampment (Chinese constellation)
The Encampment mansion (Chinese: 室宿; pinyin: Shì Xiù) is one of the 28 mansions of the Chinese constellations.[1] It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.[2]
Asterisms
[edit]| English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encampment | 室 | Pegasus | 2 | Operating room, also representing Black Tortoise's body |
| Resting Palace | 離宮 | Pegasus | 6 | An imperial palace |
| Thunder and Lightning | 雷電 | Pegasus | 6 | The God of mine |
| Line of Ramparts | 壘壁陣 | Pisces/Aquarius/Capricornus | 12 | Fortifications around the barracks |
| Palace Guard | 羽林軍 | Aquarius/Piscis Austrinus | 45 | The ancient imperial guards |
| Axe | 鈇鉞 | Aquarius | 3 | The axe for executions of death penalty |
| North Gate of the Military Camp | 北落師門 | Piscis Austrinus | 1 | Barrack's north gate |
| Net for Catching Birds | 八魁 | Cetus | 6 | The trap to capture animals, hunting animals on behalf of the officials responsible for |
| Materials for Making Tents | 天綱 | Piscis Austrinus | 1 | Military book |
| Official for Materials Supply | 土公吏 | Pegasus | 2 | Officials responsible for civil engineering building, or the officials responsible for logistics |
| Flying Serpent | 螣蛇 | Andromeda/Lacerta/Cassiopeia/Cepheus/Cygnus | 22 | Shape of flying snakes |
References
[edit]- ^ Xu Duoduo (2016). "Lunar mansion names in South-West China: An etymological reconstruction of ancestral astronomical designations in Moso, Pumi, and Yi cultures compared with Chinese and Tibetan contexts". Onoma. 51: 113–143. doi:10.34158/onoma.51/2016/6. ISSN 0078-463X.
- ^ Xu, Junjun (2011). "Ancient Chinese constellations". adsabs.harvard.edu. Bibcode:2011IAUS..260..107X. Retrieved 2022-05-19.