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According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Taurus is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) (Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 金牛座 (jīn niú zuò), meaning "the golden bull constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Taurus area consists of:

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

References

1. ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Taurus the Bull
2. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 22 日
3. ^ this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
4. The prime stars of Yin Force in Taurus are unknown
5. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 23 日
6. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 13 日
7. ^ (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 24 日
9. the star is actually located in the constellation of Taurus near the border of Eridanus and Orion

External links

• Taurus – 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

• Astronomy in China
• Taurus (constellation)