Editing Chinese constellations (section)

==The Southern Asterisms==

The sky around the south [[celestial pole]] was unknown to ancient Chinese. Therefore, it was not included in the [[Three Enclosures]] and [[Twenty-Eight Mansions]] system. However, by the end of the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming dynasty]], [[Xu Guangqi]] introduced another 23 asterisms based on the knowledge of European star charts.<ref>{{cite book | last=Sun | first=Xiaochun | title=Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures | year=1997 | page=910}}</ref> These asterisms were since incorporated into the traditional Chinese star maps.

The asterisms are:

{| class = "wikitable" 
|- 
! '''English name''' || '''Chinese name''' || '''Number of stars'''||'''Hellenistic Constellation'''
|-
| Sea and Mountain || {{lang|zh|海山}} (Hǎi Shān) || 4 || [[Carina (constellation)|Carina]]/[[Centaurus]]/[[Musca]]/[[Vela (constellation)|Vela]]
|- 
| [[Crux in Chinese astronomy|Cross]] || {{lang|zh|十字架}} (Shí Zì Jià) || 4 || [[Crux]]
|- 
| Horse's Tail || {{lang|zh|馬尾}} (Mǎ Wěi) || 3 || [[Centaurus]]
|- 
| Horse's Abdomen || {{lang|zh|馬腹}} (Mǎ Fù) || 3 || [[Centaurus]]
|- 
| Bee || {{lang|zh|蜜蜂}} (Mì Fēng) || 4  || [[Musca]]
|- 
| Triangle || {{lang|zh|三角形}} (Sān Jiǎo Xíng) || 3 || [[Triangulum Australe]]
|- 
| Exotic Bird || {{lang|zh|異雀}} (Yì Què) || 9 || [[Apus]] / [[Octans]]
|- 
| Peacock || {{lang|zh|孔雀}} (Kǒng Què) || 11 || [[Pavo (constellation)|Pavo]]
|- 
| Persia || {{lang|zh|波斯}} (Bō Sī) || 11 || [[Indus (constellation)|Indus]] / [[Telescopium]]
|- 
| Snake's Tail || {{lang|zh|蛇尾}} (Shé Wěi) || 4 || [[Octans]] / [[Hydrus]]
|- 
| Snake's Abdomen || {{lang|zh|蛇腹}} (Shé Fù) || 4 || [[Hydrus]]
|- 
| Snake's Head || {{lang|zh|蛇首}} (Shé Shǒu) || 2 || [[Hydrus]] / [[Reticulum]]
|- 
| [[Tucana in Chinese astronomy|Bird's Beak]] || {{lang|zh|鳥喙}} (Niǎo Huì) || 7 || [[Tucana]]
|- 
| Crane || {{lang|zh|鶴}} (Hè) || 12 || [[Grus (constellation)|Grus]] / [[Tucana]]
|- 
| Firebird || {{lang|zh|火鳥}} (Huǒ Niǎo) || 10  || [[Phoenix (constellation)|Phoenix]] / [[Sculptor (constellation)|Sculptor]]
|- 
| Crooked Running Water || {{lang|zh|水委}} (Shuǐ Wěi) || 3 || [[Eridanus (constellation)|Eridanus]] / [[Phoenix (constellation)|Phoenix]]
|- 
| White Patches Nearby<ref name="magellanic" group="n">"White Patches" refers to the [[Magellanic Clouds]].</ref> || {{lang|zh|附白}} (Fù Bái) || 2  || [[Hydrus]]
|- 
| White Patches Attached<ref name="magellanic" group="n"/> || {{lang|zh|夾白}} (Jiā Bái) || 2 || [[Reticulum]] / [[Dorado]]
|- 
| Goldfish || {{lang|zh|金魚}} (Jīn Yú) || 5 || [[Dorado]]
|- 
| Sea Rock || {{lang|zh|海石}} (Hǎi Dàn) || 5  || [[Carina (constellation)|Carina]]
|- 
| Flying Fish || {{lang|zh|飛魚}} (Fēi Yú) || 6  || [[Volans]]
|- 
| Southern Boat || {{lang|zh|南船}} (Nán Chuán) || 5 || [[Carina (constellation)|Carina]]
|- 
| Little Dipper || {{lang|zh|小斗}} (Xiǎo Dǒu) || 9 ||[[Chamaeleon]]
|}
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