Encampment (Chinese constellation)

Shì Xiù map

The Encampment mansion (Chinese: 室宿; pinyin: Shì Xiù) is one of the 28 mansions of the Chinese constellations.[1] It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.[2]

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English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing

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Encampment | 室 | Pegasus | 2 | Operating room, also representing Black Tortoise's body
Resting Palace | 離宮 | Pegasus | 6 | An imperial palace
Thunder and Lightning | 雷電 | Pegasus | 6 | The God of mine
Line of Ramparts | 壘壁陣 | Pisces/Aquarius/Capricornus | 12 | Fortifications around the barracks
Palace Guard | 羽林軍 | Aquarius/Piscis Austrinus | 45 | The ancient imperial guards
Axe | 鈇鉞 | Aquarius | 3 | The axe for executions of death penalty
North Gate of the Military Camp | 北落師門 | Piscis Austrinus | 1 | Barrack's north gate
Net for Catching Birds | 八魁 | Cetus | 6 | The trap to capture animals, hunting animals on behalf of the officials responsible for
Materials for Making Tents | 天綱 | Piscis Austrinus | 1 | Military book
Official for Materials Supply | 土公吏 | Pegasus | 2 | Officials responsible for civil engineering building, or the officials responsible for logistics
Flying Serpent | 螣蛇 | Andromeda/Lacerta/Cassiopeia/Cepheus/Cygnus | 22 | Shape of flying snakes

## References

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1. ^ Xu Duoduo (2016). "Lunar mansion names in South-West China: An etymological reconstruction of ancestral astronomical designations in Moso, Pumi, and Yi cultures compared with Chinese and Tibetan contexts". Onoma. 51: 113–143\. doi:10.34158/onoma.51/2016/6. ISSN 0078-463X.
2. ^ Xu, Junjun (2011). "Ancient Chinese constellations". adsabs.harvard.edu. Bibcode:2011IAUS..260..107X. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

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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)

North – Black Tortoise (玄武)
Dipper (斗)
Ox (牛)
Girl (女)
Emptiness (虛)
Rooftop (危)
Encampment (室)
Wall (壁)

West – White Tiger (白虎)
Legs (奎)
Bond (婁)
Stomach (胃)
Hairy Head (昴)
Net (畢)
Turtle Beak (觜)
Three Stars (參)

South – Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Well (井)
Ghost (鬼)
Willow (柳)
Star (星)
Extended Net (張)
Wings (翼)
Chariot (軫)

Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍)
Earth
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