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Forbidden City — Gugong redirects here. For other uses, see Gugong (disambiguation). Palace Museum redirects here. For the historical building in Stone Town, Zanzibar, see Palace Museum, Zanzibar. For other uses, see Forbidden City (disambiguation). Coordinates:… … Wikipedia
Chinese constellations — are the way the ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern IAU recognized constellations. This is because the IAU was based on Greco Roman astronomy instead of Chinese astronomy. Ancient Chinese skywatchers divided … Wikipedia
Draco (constellation) — Draco Constellation List of stars in Draco Abbreviation Dra Genitive Draconis Pronunciation … Wikipedia
Azure Dragon — Thanh Long redirects here. For other uses, see dragonfruit. Azure Dragon Depiction of the Qīng Lóng on a tile Chinese name Traditional Chinese … Wikipedia
Traditional Chinese star names — are the names of stars used in ancient Chinese literature, history, religion, mythology, folklore, Chinese opera and such methods of divination as astrology, horoscope (火羅) and Feng shui. Chinese star names sometimes consist of a Chinese… … Wikipedia
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 … Wikipedia
Dipper (Chinese constellation) — South Dipper map Dǒu Xiù map The Dipper mansion (斗宿, pinyin: Dǒu Xiù) is one of the Twenty eight mansio … Wikipedia
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Neck (Chinese constellation) — KàngXiù map The Neck mansion (亢宿, pinyin: Kàng Xiù) is one of the Twenty eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon. In Chinese Cosmology, the Kang Constellation is associated with the… … Wikipedia
Ox (Chinese constellation) — Niú Xiù map The Ox mansion (牛宿, pinyin: Niú Xiù) is one of the Twenty eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. Asterisms English name Chinese name … Wikipedia
