Explanation of the meaning of stars

Star is an astronomical term, which refers to the place where the sun, moon and five stars live. A night usually contains one or more stars. The ancients divided the vicinity of the ecliptic into twenty-eight groups, commonly known as "twenty-eight lodges". Circle permutation, which stays for 28 nights, is called a "lodge" because it is very similar to the place where the sun, moon and five stars live in the four directions of the sun, moon and five stars.

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2. Twenty-eight nights, also known as "twenty-eight houses" or "twenty-eight stars". In ancient China, in order to observe the astronomical phenomena and the movements of the sun, the moon and the five stars, 28 star officials were chosen as the signs of observation, which were called "Twenty-eight Hostels". It is divided into four groups on average, with seven nights in each group, which matches the four directions of east, west, north and south and animal images such as black dragon, white tiger, suzaku and Xuanwu (collectively called tortoise and snake), and is called "four elephants" in Taoism. The concept of four elephants and twenty-eight lodgings was formed very early, and it was recorded at the beginning of the Warring States Period.

3. The four gods, namely, Qinglong, Suzaku, White Tiger and Xuanwu, are the sacred animals guarding the southeast and northwest in ancient legends of China. Their order is southeast and northwest: Qinglong, Suzaku, White Tiger and Xuanwu.