According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Libra is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天秤座 (tiān chèng zuò), meaning "the celestial steelyard constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Libra area consists of:
See also
- Chinese astronomy
- Traditional Chinese star names
- Chinese constellations
References
External links
- Libra – Chinese associations
- 香港太空館研究資源
- 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表
- 天象文學
- 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
- 中國古天文
- 中國古代的星象系統
