Girl (Chinese constellation)

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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.

[edit] Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	European constellation	Number of stars
Girl	女	Aquarius	4
Twelve States[1]	十二國	Capricornus	16
Pearls on Ladies' Wear	離珠	Aquila/Aquarius	5
Rotten Gourd	敗瓜	Delphinus	5
Good Gourd	瓠瓜	Delphinus	5
Celestial Ford	天津	Cygnus	9
Xi Zhong[2]	奚仲	Cygnus	4
Basket for Mulberry Leaves	扶筐	Draco	7

[edit] 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).
2. ^ Xi Zhong was the inventor of chariots who lived during the Xia Dynasty.

v • d • e Chinese constellations Three enclosures (三垣) Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿) East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing Basket (箕) South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghost (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended Net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫) West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy Head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle Beak (觜) | Three Stars (參) North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁) Centre: Yellow Dragon (黃龙, sometimes)