Stars and constellations _ The connection and difference between stars and constellations

What's the difference between twelve constellations and twenty-eight stars?

Difference: Different countries are divided.

The twelve constellations are the division of western astrology, while the twenty-eight constellations are the twenty-eight star zones divided by ancient astronomers in China for observing the movements of the sun, the moon and the five stars, and they are the creation of local astronomy in China.

At present, the twenty-eight lodging system can be traced back to the early Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and it was complete in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Records of twenty-eight hotels and four elephants were first recorded in the early Warring States Period. In terms of cultural relics, the lacquer box of the tomb of Zeng Houyi of the Warring States period unearthed in Suixian recorded the complete name of the 28 hostels for the first time.

It is recognized by historians that Twenty-eight Nights was first used in astronomy, so its position in the history of astronomy is quite important and it has always been a topic of interest to Chinese and foreign scholars.

Extended data:

Name of 28 hostels:

Seven accommodations in Oriental Qinglong: horn, sound, mutual, room, heart, tail and dustpan (jο).

Seven nights in North Xuanwu: fighting (dǒu), cows, women, emptiness, danger, houses and walls.

Seven Nights of the West White Tiger: Kui, Lou, Chang, Bi, Gou and Shen.

Seven nights in South Suzaku: well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and Zhu (zhěn).

The correspondence between twenty-eight hotels and twelve local branches;

The earthly branch is the core content of ancient astronomy in China and the most important symbol of ancient astronomy in China. The earthly branch originated from the ancient 28 stars, which is another expression of the year. The way to create earthly branches is to use some astrological symbols of 28 stars.

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