The ancients in China divided the stars into different stars. What's so special about this?

Since the birth of mankind, mankind has never stopped exploring the world. When the ancients first looked at the stars, they questioned the existence of the world. The ancients used to put stars in several places in the sky. Every place has a name. Such a combination of stars is called celestial bodies. It is not only easy to observe and measure, but also more important to the ancients to divide all the stars into different stars.

The number of stars varies from one to dozens. The area occupied by the sky is also different. Of all the stars, 365,438+0 is very important, which means three walls and 28 constellations. The most important feature of ancient astronomy in China is practicality, that is, each method of dividing stars has a certain purpose.

By observing the stars, we have developed accurate calendars and astrology. It is devoted to military affairs such as the victory or defeat of the war, the success or failure of a year, the rise and fall of dynasties and the safety of emperors. In ancient times, it had powerful political, military and cultural functions. Because of this special relationship with imperial power, it may play an important role in political operation.

Now let me talk about the specific situation of ancient stars in China. Generally speaking, we divide the starry sky into three walls and four statues. The three walls are a large star area centered on Polaris and Polaris. The three walls are Taiwei Garden, Ziwei Garden and Tianshi Garden. The "four symbols" are the star system of the zodiac and the surrounding area of the zodiac. They are East Black Dragon, West White Tiger, South Suzaku and North Xuanwu. In addition, each image is divided into 7 constellations, and then 28 constellations are formed. This is an overview of ancient stars in China.

In a word, ancient astronomy in China is profound and impressive. Our ancients used their wisdom to think about the sky and explore nature. Today, China's ancient astronomy is basically forgotten, but we can never forget the spirit of exploration.