Chinese Zodiac / Constellations
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Stars
Naturally the astronmers would name each group of stars is a constellation. Naturally, the astronomers would assign and assign a name to each constellations. To a large extent, how one is to group the stars into constellations is quite arbitrary. The Chinese astronomers define 28 constellations, which are different from the Greek/Western system of constellations.
There are 28 constellations. Here you will find their names and correspondence to the Greek/western Zodiacs. |












