When were the twelve constellations first introduced into China?

As young people in the new era, almost everyone will pay attention to their twelve constellations, because each constellation represents a different personality and looks at their horoscope every day. But no one seems to pay attention to when the twelve constellations became popular, let alone ask where and when they came from. Let's discuss this interesting question today.

Although the twelve constellations only flourished in recent twenty years and belonged to the concept of numerology, in fact, in ancient times, the constellations were already familiar to the ancients, including China people living in East Asia. It was about 1000 years ago when it was introduced to China, but the concept of constellation at that time was different from now. These two constellations originated in Babylon, Cuba. It was put forward by an astrologer according to the ecliptic of the sun. Astrologers divide the ecliptic into 12 equal parts, but at that time, each part was called "palace".

At that time, the twelve constellations were another name. At that time, it was called the Zodiac. At that time, the "Zodiac" was mainly used to help people identify their directions. In today's words, that's the term of ancient astronomy. As for its observation method and theoretical research, it was recorded in a blackboard book named "Sun God and God of enlil", which was spread to ancient Greece by accident.

Ancient Greece has always been famous for its Greek mythology, so the "Twelve Zodiacs" handed down in the past combined with Greek mythology, further linked with people's destiny and personality, and produced the current twelve constellations, which also became an important part of Greek culture. Later, after Alexander the Great's Crusade, the twelve constellations began to be introduced to India. Then an Indian monk came to China in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and was introduced to China.