Tail (Chinese constellation)

Wěi Xiù map

The Tail mansion (尾宿, pinyin: Wěi Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.

Asterisms

English name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Representing
Tail Scorpius 9 Azure Dragon's tail, refer to the temple
Changing Room simplified Chinese: 神宫; traditional Chinese: 神宮 Scorpius 1 Changing rooms in the temple
Tortoise simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: Ara 5 Galaxy in the turtle, refer to the good and bad
Celestial River 天江 Ophiuchus 4 The silver-river-shaped galaxy
Fuyue simplified Chinese: 傅说; traditional Chinese: 傅說 Scorpius 1 Fu Yue was a former slave that became a high-ranking minister to Shang Dynasty ruler, Wu Ding
Fish simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: Scorpius 1 Fish in the galaxy

References

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Three Enclosures (三垣)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)
Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍)
Earth


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