Willow (Chinese constellation)

Liǔ Xiù map

The Willow mansion (柳宿, pinyin: Liǔ Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.[1] It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.[citation needed]

Asterisms

English name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars
Willow Hydra 8
Banner of a Wine Shop 酒旗 Leo 3

References

  1. ^ Sun, Xiaochun (1997). Selin, Helaine (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 517. ISBN 0-7923-4066-3. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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Winnowing Basket (箕)
South – Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Well (井)
Ghost (鬼)
Willow (柳)
Star (星)
Extended Net (張)
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Earth