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.[1] Stars and constellations of this group are visible during spring in the Northern Hemisphere (autumn in the Southern).[2]

## Asterisms

The asterisms are:[1]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Xu, Junjun (June 2011). "Ancient Chinese constellations" (in en). Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5 (S260): 107–115. doi:10.1017/S174392131100319X. ISSN 1743-9213. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S174392131100319X/type/journal_article.
2. ↑ 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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