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The Wings mansion (翼宿, pinyin: Yì Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird. It has been suggested that Pinyin method be merged into this article or section. ... Twenty-eight mansions (äºŒåå…«å®¿, pinyin: Ã¨rshÃbÄxiÃ¹) are 28 mansions in Chinese constellation. ... Chinese constellations are different from the western constellations, due to the independent development of ancient Chinese astronomy. ... The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: ; pinyin: ZhÅ« QuÃ¨) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. ...

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This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Crater (Latin for cup) is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. ... Hydra (IPA: ) is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy. ... The constellation Antlia (Latin for pump) is a relatively new constellation as it was only created in the 18th century, being too faint to be acknowledged by the ancient Greeks. ... Vela (IPA: , Latin: ) is a southern constellation, one of the four parts into which Argo Navis was split (the others being Carina, Puppis and Pyxis). ...

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Categories: Chinese astronomy | Chinese constellations Wenzhou (Simplified Chinese: æ¸©å·ž; Traditional Chinese: æº«å·ž; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city with a population of 873,000 in southeastern Zhejiang province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Zhejiang (also spelled Chehkiang or Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Chinese constellations are different from the western constellations, due to the independent development of ancient Chinese astronomy. ... Three enclosures (ä¸‰åž£, pinyin: sÄnyuÃ¡n) are Purple Forbidden enclosure (ç´«å¾®åž£), Supreme Palace enclosure (å¤ªå¾®åž£), and Heavenly Market enclosure (å¤©å¸‚åž£) in Chinese constellation. ... The Four Symbols (Chinese: ; pinyin: SÃ¬ XiÃ ng) are four guardian beasts from Chinese mythology, also known as the Shishin (å››ç¥ž) or Shijin in the Japanese tradition of onmyodo. ... Twenty-eight mansions (äºŒåå…«å®¿, pinyin: Ã¨rshÃbÄxiÃ¹) are 28 mansions in Chinese constellation. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Horn Mansion (è§’å®¿) is a constellation in Chinese astronomy. ... The Neck mansion (äº¢å®¿, pinyin: KÃ ng XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Root mansion (æ°å®¿, pinyin: DÇ XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Room mansion (æˆ¿å®¿, pinyin: FÃ¡ng XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Heart mansion (å¿ƒå®¿, pinyin: XÄ«n XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Tail mansion (å°¾å®¿, pinyin: WÄ›i XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: ; pinyin: ZhÅ« QuÃ¨) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. ... The Well mansion (äº•å®¿, pinyin: JÇng XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Ghost mansion (äº¢å®¿, pinyin: GuÇ XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Willow mansion (æŸ³å®¿, pinyin: LiÇ” XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Star mansion (æ˜Ÿå®¿, pinyin: XÄ«ng XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Extended Net mansion (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Chariot mansion (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The White Tiger (Chinese: ; pinyin: BÃ¡i HÇ”) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. ... The Legs mansion (å¥Žå®¿, pinyin: KuÃ XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Bond mansion (å©å®¿, pinyin: LÃ³u XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Stomach mansion (èƒƒå®¿, pinyin: WÃ¨i XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Hairy Head mansion (æ˜´å®¿, pinyin: MÇŽo XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Net mansion (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Turtle Beak mansion (è§œå®¿, pinyin: ZÄ« XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Three Stars mansion (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Black Tortoise (Chinese: ; pinyin: XuÃ¡n WÇ”, literally Black Warrior) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. ... South Dipper map The Dipper mansion (æ–—å®¿, pinyin: DÇ’u XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Ox mansion (ç‰›å®¿, pinyin: NiÃº XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Girl mansion (å¥³å®¿, pinyin: NÇš XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Emptiness mansion (è™›å®¿, pinyin: XÅ« XiÃ¹) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Rooftop mansion (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Encampment mansion (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ... The Wall mansion (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. ...

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