The modern constellation
Pisces lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, ''Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ'') and
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, ''Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ''), and
Three Enclosures
Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" ( Chinese ''xīng guān'').
The Chinese asterisms are generally smaller than the constellations of Hellenistic ...
(三垣, ''Sān Yuán''), that divide the sky in traditional
Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 雙魚座 (''shuāng yú zuò''), which means "the pair of fish constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Pisces area consists of :
See also
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Chinese astronomy
Astronomy in China has a long history stretching from the Shang dynasty, being refined over a period of more than 3,000 years. The ancient Chinese people have identified stars from 1300 BCE, as Chinese star names later categorized in the twe ...
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Traditional Chinese star names
Chinese star names ( Chinese: , ''xīng míng'') are named according to ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology. The sky is divided into star mansions (, ''xīng xiù'', also translated as "lodges") and asterisms (, ''xīng guān''). The system of ...
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Chinese constellations
References
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External links
Pisces – Chinese associations香港太空館
https://web.archive.org/web/20120813070951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/c_index.htm 研究資源]
中國星區、星官及星名英譯表
台灣自然科學博物館
http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/ 天文教育資訊網]
中國古天文
Astronomy in China
Pisces (constellation)