The celestial domain of the 28 Constellations, rotating from the west to the east with the circle completed in 7,000 years.
ANCIENT CHINESE FEUDAL KINGDOMS PLUS
The celestial domain of Saturn, rotating from the west to the east with the circle completed in 29 years plus 155 days plus 6 hours 15 minutes. The celestial domain of Jupiter, rotating from the west to the east with the circle completed in 11 years plus 313 days plus 17 hours 30 minutes. The celestial domain of Mars, rotating from the west to the east with the circle completed in 1 year plus 321 days 23 hours 15 minutes. The celestial domain of the Sun, rotating from the west to the east with the circle completed in 365 days plus 5 hours 45 minutes. The celestial domain of the planet Venus, rotating from the west to the east with the circle completed in 365 days plus 5 hours 45 minutes. The celestial domain of the planet Mercury, rotating from the west to the east with the circle completed in 365 days plus 5 hours 45 minutes. The celestial domain of the Moon, rotating from the west to the east with the circle completed in 27 days plus 7 hours 45 minutes. The 1st layer of the sky that is closest to the Earth: This is a chart indicating the rotational period and path of the major constellations and planets located in nine layers of sky viewing from the Earth, reprinted in 1602 based on the ancient Chinese cosmology. The mural illustrates ancient Chinese warriors, cavalrymen, wild landscape, horse carriages, garden residence, banquet, service girls, immortals, mythical animals and birds, as well as the sun, the moon and the 28 major constellations in the sky.Īfter more than a year of restoration work, in late March 2017, Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology announced a breakthrough archaeological discovery of the ancient constellation diagrams completed with all four essential elements. In 2015, about a 20sqm mural was unearthed from a Han Dynasty brick tomb in Yulin, Shaanxi Province. Later in 1987, a diagram with sky image, constellation shapes and numbers in writing was found in a West Han mural but no name was specified. However, up until recently, China had not yet recovered an ancient constellation diagram with all four elements presented.Įarlier in 1978, a box painted with the names of the 28 constellations was unearthed from a Warring States tomb, but there is no image and numbers. 28 ConstellationsĪ good constellation diagram should contain four elements: the shape of the constellation (the relationship between the stars within a constellation), the clarification of star number and the name of each constellation in writing, as well as the image of the sky. The south and the north are occupied by Red Bird and Black Turtle respectively, but these two regions are said only to play minor supporting roles in the big cosmic drama.Īs 28 major constellations were organized into a heavenly network, ancient Chinese could easily measure the movement of the sun, the moon and the five major planets against the network background. While 7 constellations in the east represent Green Dragon, 7 in the west assembled into White Tiger. Four Quarters of the SkyĪncient Chinese further divided the sky into four quarters, each consisting of 7 major constellations.
![ancient chinese feudal kingdoms ancient chinese feudal kingdoms](https://www.hierarchystructure.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Chinese-Feudal-Hierarchy.jpg)
The book also mentioned the 24 Solar Terms, that represent 24 seasonal turning points in a year, which is still part of the Chinese calendar today. The first five chapters describe the characters of the five major planets in the solar system, and the last three discuss the orbits of Jupiter, Venus and Mars, their revolving direction and speed, and the influences of their movements on human activities, especially in the military, political, social and agricultural areas.
![ancient chinese feudal kingdoms ancient chinese feudal kingdoms](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/84/b4/4d/84b44db7b6db48b3173bfc5afe5a4c96.jpg)
The Five Star Oracle consists of nine chapters: The earliest record that documents the relationship between the five planets and the five agents is The Five Star Oracle, which was unearthed from Mawangdui Lady’s tomb, dating back to 170 BC in the Warring States period, the first golden age of the ancient Chinese cosmological development.