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Willow (Chinese constellation)

Liǔ Xiù map

The Willow mansion (柳宿, pinyin: Liǔ Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.[1] It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.[citation needed]

Asterisms

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English name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars
Willow 柳 Hydra 8
Banner of a Wine Shop 酒旗 Leo 3

References

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  1. ^ Sun, Xiaochun (1997). Selin, Helaine (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 517. ISBN 0-7923-4066-3. Retrieved 2023-09-24.