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The list is based on Atlas Comparing Chinese and Western Star Maps and Catalogues by Yi Shitong (1981) and Star Charts in Ancient China by Chen Meidong (1996). In a few cases, meanings of the names are vague due to their antiquity. [6] In this article, the translation by Hong Kong Space Museum is used.
Tai Sui is a Chinese name for stars directly opposite the planet Jupiter (木星 Mùxīng) in its roughly 12-year orbital cycle. Personified as deities, they are important features of Chinese astrology, Feng Shui, Taoism, and to a lesser extent Chinese Buddhism. Tai Sui General#1 (甲子太歲金辨大將軍) Tai Sui altar in Singapore.
Tanabata (Japanese: たなばた or 七夕, meaning "Evening of the Seventh"), also known as the Star Festival (星祭り, Hoshimatsuri), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. [1] [a] [b] It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively).
Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation; Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) 井 Jǐng: Well: 老人 Lǎorén: Old Man α Car [1] 老人: Lǎorén (One star of) 老人星: Lǎorénxīng: Star of Old Man 壽星: Shòu ...
Ancient Chinese astronomers designated names to the visible stars systematically, roughly more than one thousand years before Johann Bayer did it in a similar way. Basically, every star is assigned to an asterism. Then a number is given to the individual stars in this asterism. Therefore, a star is designated as "Asterism name" + "Number".
Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation; Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) 牛 Niú: Ox: 織女 Zhīnǚ: Weaving Girl α Lyr [1] 織女一: Zhīnǚyī: 1st star 織女: Zhīnǚ: Weaving girl 織女星: Zhīnǚxīng: Star of weaving girl 織女大星 ...
Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation; White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) 畢 Bì: Net: 參旗 Sānqí: Banner of Three Stars ο 1 Ori [1] 參旗一: Sānqíyī: 1st star ο 2 Ori [1] 參旗二: Sānqíèr: 2nd star 6 Ori ...
Pinyin and meaning New character Large version Unicode Explanation of meaning 照: zhào "shine, illuminate, see exactly "曌: U+66CC: The empress's name, 照, here comprises ⿱⿰日月空, or "the sun and the moon in the sky above". The Moon and Sun symbolize the harmony of yin and yang. 瞾: U+77BE