Winnowing Basket (constellation) explained
The Winnowing Basket mansion (箕宿, pinyin: Jī Xiù) is one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.[1] [2] [3]
Asterisms
| English name | Chinese name | | Number of stars | Representing |
|---|
| Winnowing Basket | 箕 | | 4 | Azure Dragon's dung, the role of rice bran to farm implements, also means the wind |
| Chaff | 糠 | | 1 | Lift out of bran |
| Pestle | 杵 | | 3 | Trace compounds wooden club | |
References
- Book: Stephenson, F. Richard. The History of Cartography. University of Chicago Press. 1994. Harley. J.B.. Part 2. 2. 517. 13 - Chinese and Korean Star Maps and Catalogs. Woodward. David.
- Book: Penprase, Bryan E.. The Power of Stars. 2017-05-05. Springer. 978-3-319-52597-6. 43. en.
- Xu. Junjun. January 2009. Ancient Chinese constellations. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. en. 5. S260. 107–115. 10.1017/S174392131100319X. 1743-9221. free.
