Heart (Chinese constellation) explained

The Heart mansion (; also called) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon. Its prominent figure is the star Alpha Scorpii.[1]

Asterisms

English name Chinese name Number of stars Representing
Heart 心 3Azure Dragon's heart
Group of Soldiers 積卒 2Military

Notes and References

  1. Book: Marshall, S. J.. The Mandate of Heaven: Hidden History in the I Ching. 2002. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-12299-3. 178, 210.

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