Twelve constellations on Dunhuang murals-Pisces

The twelve constellations of Pisces on Dunhuang murals

An ornament worn by women in the old days.

An ornament attached to the eyebrows or cheeks. Generally, it can be divided into painting directly on the forehead with pigments, and making it with silk paper or even sparkling pearls and jade.

Intermittent skirt

It is made by splicing long strips or isosceles trapezoid fabrics. At the beginning of the early Tang Dynasty, striped skirts became thinner and thinner, and there were even sayings such as "seven broken skirts" and "twelve broken skirts".

According to the rabbit, the twelve constellations on the south wall of Cave 6 1 Mogao Grottoes originated in Babylonian times and were named "Zodiac". They were introduced to Greece around BC and then to India. In the 6th century (Sui Dynasty), Buddhism was introduced into China from India. However, it was not popular among the people at that time, but appeared in many classics and astrology books with 28 stars.