Is Taiji Star the Big Dipper?

No. Polaris now points to the North Pole, which is very close to the Earth. Therefore, it always seems to be in the northern sky. It is because of its important position that it is famous. In fact, according to the brightness, it is just an ordinary second-class star, belonging to the "younger generation", more than 300 light years away from us. Polaris belongs to the brightest star in Ursa minor, also called Alpha Ursa minor, and was called "Gouchenyi" or "Beichen" in ancient China. On the constellation diagram, it is on the tip of the bear's tail.