The role of twenty-eight star in geomantic omen

Twenty-eight constellations are the twenty-eight constellations divided by ancient astronomers in China to observe the movements of the sun, the moon and the five stars, and they are the creation of local celestial literature in China. Used to explain the positions of the sun, the moon and the five stars. The details are as follows: Twenty-eight constellations: Oriental Qinglong Seven Hosts: Horn, Health, Branch (dρ), House, Heart, Tail and Basket (jρ) Northern Xuanwu Seven Hosts: Dou (dǒu), Cow, Female, Virtual, Dangerous, House and Wall Western White Tiger Seven Hosts: Kui and Lou (lóu). As an important part of China's traditional culture, it has been widely used in ancient astronomy, religion, literature and astrology, astrology, geomantic omen, lucky choice and so on. Different fields have given it different connotations, and the related contents are also very complicated. At present, the twenty-eight lodging system can be traced back to the early Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and it was complete in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Records of twenty-eight hotels and four elephants were first recorded in the early Warring States Period. In terms of cultural relics, the lacquer box of the tomb of Zeng Houyi of the Warring States period unearthed in Suixian recorded the complete name of the 28 hostels for the first time. Historians recognize that Twenty-eight Nights was first used in astronomy, so its position in the history of astronomy is quite important and it has always been a topic of interest to Chinese and foreign scholars.

Name of 28 hostels:

Seven accommodations in Oriental Qinglong: horn, kang, floor, house, heart, tail and dustpan.

Seven nights in Xuanwu in the north: fighting, cattle, women, emptiness, danger, houses and walls.

Seven Nights of the West White Tiger: Kui, Lou, Wei, Chang, Bi, Gou and Shen.

Seven nights in South Suzaku: well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and Zhu.

Communication between Twenty-eight Hostels and Twelve Earthly Branches

The earthly branch is the core content of ancient astronomy in China and the most important symbol of ancient astronomy in China. The earth rises from the 28 stars in ancient times, which is another expression of the year. The way to create earthly branches is to use some astrological symbols of 28 stars.

Twenty-eight huts start from Cacuk and are arranged from west to east, which is opposite to the direction of the sun and the moon.

The East is called Qinglong: Jiaomujiao, Kang Jinlong, Nyctereute, Fangri Rabbit, Xinyue Fox, Tail Fire Tiger and Jishui Leopard;

The north is called Xuanwu: unicorn, Taurus, mother bat, rising sun mouse, dangerous moon swallow, indoor fire pig, wall pheasant *;

In the west, the white tiger is called: Kuimu Wolf, Loujin Dog, Stomach Pheasant, Chicken, Bi, Gunshot Monkey;

In the south, it is called Suzaku: Muan Jing, Ghost Golden Sheep, Swertia liutu, Stellaria, Zhang Yuelu, Fei Huo Snake and Lumbricus.