Three enclosures

Three enclosures

Three enclosures (三垣, pinyin: "Sān Yuán") are Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣), Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣), and Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) in Chinese constellation.

See also

* Twenty-eight mansions


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