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What is the connection between the stars in China and the constellations in the west?

In order to study the stars and celestial bodies in ancient China, people divided the starry sky into several regions long ago. China called it a star, but he liked it as a constellation. China's theory of stars is actually the same as the western theory of constellations, only with different names.

China's star naming system was formed around 270 AD. During the Three Kingdoms period, Taishiling of Wu compiled a catalogue with 283 star palaces and 65,438+0,464 stars, many of which were named after emperors and generals of feudal dynasties. In the west, the origin of constellations can be traced back to Babylonians around 3000 BC. By the second century A.D., astronomers in ancient Greece had determined the constellation of the northern sky area, while the constellation of the southern sky area was determined after the successful voyage around the world in17th century.

There is a saying in western psychology that the sun passes through the ecliptic 12 regions on average on the celestial sphere, representing the orientation of the universe. Take this as Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Each constellation is endowed with different innate character and talent, which extends to people's personality according to the month, forming a unique astrology in the West.

Correspondingly, the shopping malls in China, which have determined the money of the Golden Zodiac as early as in the west, have taken the lead in dividing the starry sky into several areas, including three walls and 28 huts. Sanyuan is the three areas around the north celestial pole, namely Ziweiyuan, Taiweiyuan and Tianshiyuan.

Twenty-eight hostels are located in 28 areas near the ecliptic and the white road, and the stars are divided into four factions. Because the ancients looked at the southern solar terms, there were left oriental dragons, right western white tigers, post-northern basalt and former southern suzaku. Each direction is divided into seven scales, namely East Seven, South Seven, West Seven and East Seven.

Like modern people, ancient people were interested in mysterious images. They think that heaven and man protect each other. They like listening to astrology very much. They talk about the relationship between stars and people, linking the operation of stars with their own destiny. In fact, they analyze the constellations just like modern people.