The Dipper mansion (斗宿, pinyin: Dǒu Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. In Taoism, it is known as the "Six Stars of the Southern Dipper" (南斗六星, Nándǒu liù xīng), in contrast to the Big Dipper north to this mansion.
Asterisms English name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Representing Dipper 斗 Sagittarius 6Shaped like the Big Dipper, also refers temple in the sky or the snake-shaped basalt Establishment 建 Sagittarius 6Sun, moon and star are related by the city, also refers to the flag Market Officer 天弁 Aquila/Scutum 9Officials of the market River Turtle 鱉 Telescopium/Corona Australis 11The river turtles Celestial Cock 天雞 Sagittarius 2Chicken in the sky, the God's chicken Celestial Keyhole 天籥 Ophiuchus/Sagittarius 8Locks open and close by the ecliptic Dog Territory 狗國 Sagittarius 4The territory of the Dog; or the realm of the mythical dog-warrior Panhu Celestial Spring 天淵 Sagittarius 3Pond in the sky Dog 狗 Sagittarius 2Guardian dog at the gate Peasant 農丈人 Sagittarius 1Director of palm farming
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