Willow (Chinese constellation)

Liǔ Xiù map

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

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

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Willow | 柳 | Hydra | 8
Banner of a Wine Shop | 酒旗 | Leo | 3

## References

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1. ^ 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.

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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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