Wednesday, 2 January 2013

THE MILKY WAY GALAXY: CHINESE CONSTELLATIONS



Chinese constellations:

 Chinese constellations are different from the Western constellations, due to the independent development of ancient Chinese astronomy. Ancient Chinese sky watchers divided their night sky in a different way, but there are also similarities. The Chinese counterpart of the 12 western zodiac constellations are the 28 "Xiu" or "mansions" (a literal translation).

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