Information about White Tiger (chinese Constellation)
The White Tiger (Chinese: 白虎; Pinyin: Bái Hǔ) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎), and it represents the west and the autumn season.
The Chinese constellations were not only used by Chinese cartographers, they were also used by Korean and Japanese cartographers as well. In Japanese, the White Tiger is called Byakko, and it has been depicted in numerous Japanese comic books and animations. In Korean, it is called Baekho (백호). In Sino-Vietnamese, it is called Bạch Hổ (Pronounced by "Baht Ho").
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Official language of: North Korea
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The Chinese constellations were not only used by Chinese cartographers, they were also used by Korean and Japanese cartographers as well. In Japanese, the White Tiger is called Byakko, and it has been depicted in numerous Japanese comic books and animations. In Korean, it is called Baekho (백호). In Sino-Vietnamese, it is called Bạch Hổ (Pronounced by "Baht Ho").
The Seven Mansions of the White Tiger
Like the other Four Symbols, the White Tiger corresponds to seven "mansions", or positions, of the moon.- Legs (Chinese: 奎; Pinyin: Kuí)
- Bond (Chinese: 婁; Pinyin: Lóu)
- Stomach (Chinese: 胃; Pinyin: Wèi)
- Hairy Head (Chinese: 昴; Pinyin: Mǎo)
- Net (Chinese: 畢; Pinyin: Bì)
- Turtle Beak (Chinese: 觜; Pinyin: Zī)
- Three Stars (Chinese: 參; Pinyin: Shēn)
Origin
During the Han Dynasty, people believed the tiger to be the king of all beasts. Legend had it that when a tiger reached 500 years old, its tail would turn white. In this way, the white tiger became a kind of mythological creature. It was said that the white tiger would only appear when the emperor ruled with absolute virtue, or if there was peace throughout the world. Because the color white of the Chinese five elements also represents the west, the white tiger thus became a mythological guardian of the west.External links
| Chinese constellations |
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| Three enclosures (三垣): |
| Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) |
| Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿): |
| East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing Basket (箕) |
| South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghost (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended Net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫) |
| West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy Head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle Beak (觜) | Three Stars (參) |
| North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁) |
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The Four Symbols (Chinese: 四象; Pinyin: Sì Xiàng) are four mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations.
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Chinese constellations are the way ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern IAU recognized constellations, which were based on Greek astronomy. This is due to the independent development of ancient Chinese astronomy.
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WEST can refer to:
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- Western European Summer Time
- WEST (AM), an AM radio station located in Easton, Pennsylvania
- ''This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation).
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Autumn (also known as Fall in North American English) is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter. In the northern hemisphere, the start of autumn is generally considered to be around September and in the southern hemisphere, its
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Majority populations
People's Republic of China [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html#People]
- Hong Kong [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/hk.html#People]
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People's Republic of China [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html#People]
- Hong Kong [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/hk.html#People]
- Macau [https://www.cia.
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Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making representations of the Earth on a flat surface.
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Korean people are an East Asian ethnic group [2]. Most Koreans live in the Korean Peninsula, and speak the Korean language.
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Regions with significant populations Japan 127 million
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Sino-Vietnamese (Hán Việt; ) are the elements in the Vietnamese language derived from Chinese. They account for about 60% of the Vietnamese vocabulary. This vocabulary was originally written with Hán Tự (), Chinese characters that were used in the Vietnamese
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Moon
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Apoapsis: 405,696 km
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The Moon as seen by an observer on Earth
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Apoapsis: 405,696 km
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The Legs mansion (奎宿, pinyin: Kuí Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.
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The Bond mansion (Traditional Chinese: 婁宿; Simplified Chinese: 娄宿; Pinyin: Lóu Xiù
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The Stomach mansion (胃宿, pinyin: Wèi Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.
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The Hairy Head mansion (昴宿, pinyin: Mǎo Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.
This mansion is in fact the Pleiades.
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This mansion is in fact the Pleiades.
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The Net mansion (Traditional Chinese: 畢宿; Simplified Chinese: 毕宿; Pinyin: Bì Xiù
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