Supreme Palace enclosure

Tài Wēi Yuán map

Tai Wei Yuan, the Supreme Palace Enclosure (太微垣), is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Stars and constellations of this group are visible during spring in the Northern Hemisphere (autumn in the Southern).[1]

## Asterisms

The asterisms are :

English name | Chinese name | Number of stars | Western Constellation | Additional notes | Representing

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Left Wall | 太微左垣 | 5 | Virgo / Coma Berenices | Consists of :

* The Left Law Administrator (左執法) → 1st star
* The First Eastern Minister (東上相) → 2nd star
* The Second Eastern Minister (東次相) → 3rd star
* The Second Eastern General (東次將) → 4th star
* The First Eastern General (東上將) → 5th star

| Five guardian star in the left
Right Wall | 太微右垣 | 5 | Leo / Virgo | Consists of :

* The Right Law Administrator (右執法) → 1st star
* The First Western General (西上將) → 2nd star
* The Second Western General (西次將) → 3rd star
* The Second Western Minister (西次相) → 4th star
* The First Western Minister (西上相) → 5th star

| Five guardian star in the right
Usher to the Court | 謁者 | 1 | Virgo |  | The officer in charge to interview the guests, also was ordered to ambassador
Three Excellencies | 三公 | 3 | Virgo |  |
Nine Senior Officers | 九卿 | 3 | Virgo |  | Officials of nine luxury units
Five Lords | 五諸侯 | 5 | Coma Berenices |  | Five lords of the Emperor
Inner Screen | 內屏 | 4 | Virgo |  | Small wall within the door
Seats of the Five Emperors | 五帝座 | 5 | Leo |  | Five Emperors chair
Officer of Honour | 幸臣 | 1 | Coma Berenices |  | Favorite of the courtiers
Crown Prince | 太子 | 1 | Leo |  | The crown prince
Retinue | 從官 | 1 | Leo |  | The emperor's attendants
Captain of the Bodyguards | 郎將 | 1 | Coma Berenices |  | High military officer
Emperor's Bodyguard | 虎賁 | 1 | Leo |  | Palace garrison commanders
Imperial Guards | 常陳 | 7 | Canes Venatici / Ursa Major |  | The army
Officers of the Imperial Guard | 郎位 | 15 | Coma Berenices |  | Clerical officer in military
The Hall of Glory | 明堂 | 3 | Leo |  | Places of Emperor Xuan Mingzheng early education
Astronomical Observatory | 靈台 | 3 | Leo |  | The sky observatory
Junior Officers | 少微 | 4 | Leo / Leo Minor |  | State official
Long Wall | 長垣 | 4 | Leo |  | Border wall
Three Steps | 三台 | 6 | Ursa Major | Consists of :

* The First Upper Step (上台一) → 1st star
* The Second Upper Step (上台二) → 2nd star
* The First Middle Step (中台一) → 3rd star
* The Second Middle Step (中台二) → 4th star
* The First Lower Step (下台一) → 5th star
* The Second Lower Step (下台二) → 6th star

| Three rank official, or triple deck room in the heaven

## See also

* Twenty-eight mansions

## References

1. ↑ Snoj, Vid; Muhovič, Jožef (2017-12-04). "Vincent van Gogh, Starry Night, and Anne Sexton, Starry Night". Monitor ISH 19 (2): 173–216. doi:10.33700/1580-7118.19.2.173-216(2017). ISSN 1580-7118. https://doi.org/10.33700/1580-7118.19.2.173-216(2017).

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Chinese constellations

Three Enclosures (三垣)|

* Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣)
* Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣)
* Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣)

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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