Ox (Chinese constellation)
For the sign of the Chinese zodiac, see Ox (zodiac).
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Niú Xiù map
The Ox mansion (牛宿, pinyin: Niú Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.
Asterisms
English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
Ox | 牛 | Capricornus | 6 | The ox hanged by the rope |
Celestial Farmland | 天田 | Capricornus/Microscopium | 4 | Son from heaven |
Nine Water Wells | 九坎 | Microscopium | 4 | Nine irrigation wells |
Drum at the River | 河鼓 | Aquila | 3 | Military drums in the sky |
Weaving Girl | 織女 | Lyra | 3 | The girl who skilled in weaving of fairy folk |
Left Flag | 左旗 | Aquila/Sagitta | 9 | Banners in the left |
Right Flag | 右旗 | Aquila | 9 | Banners in the right |
Celestial Drumstick | 天桴 | Aquila | 4 | Drum at the River stick |
Network of Dykes | 羅堰 | Capricornus | 3 | Mound for irrigation system |
Clepsydra Terrace | 漸臺 | Lyra | 4 | Water for clepsydra |
Imperial Passageway | 輦道 | Lyra/Cygnus | 5 | Passage for imperial chariot |
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