Willow (Chinese constellation)
The Willow mansion (柳宿, pinyin: Liǔ Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.[1] It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.[citation needed]
Asterisms
[edit]| English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow | 柳 | Hydra | 8 |
| Banner of a Wine Shop | 酒旗 | Leo | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ Sun, Xiaochun (1997). Selin, Helaine (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 517. ISBN 0-7923-4066-3. Retrieved 2023-09-24.