Black Tortoise

The Black Tortoise is ane o the Fower Seembols o the Cheenese constellations.  It is whiles cried the Black Warrior o the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), an is kent as Xuanwu in Cheenese, Genbu in Japanese, Hyeonmu in Korean an Huyền Vũ in Vietnamese. It represents the north an the winter saison. Awtho its name in Cheenese, Xuánwǔ, is aften translatit as Black Tortoise in Scots, it is uisually depictit as baith a tortoise an a snake, specifically wi the snake coilin aroond the tortoise.

The Seiven Mansions o the Black Tortoise

As the ither three Seembols, thare are seiven "mansions," or poseetions, o the muin athin Black Tortoise. The names an determinative starns are:
 Mansion no.  Name (pinyin)  Translation  Determinative starn 8  斗 (Dǒu)  (Soothren) Dipper  φ Sgr 9  牛 (Niú)  Ox  β Cap 10  女 (Nǚ)  Girl  ε Aqr 11  虛 (Xū)  Emptiness  β Aqr 12  危 (Wēi)  Rooftop  α Aqr 13  室 (Shì)  Encampment  α Peg 14  壁 (Bì)  Wall  γ Peg

Oreegin
In auncient Cheenae, the tortoise an the snake wur thocht tae be spiritual creaturs seembolisin longevity. Durin the Han Dynasty, fowk aften wore jade pendants that wur in the shape o tortoises. Acause o auncient Cheenese influence on Japan, honorific titles an badges in Japan aften referred tae the tortoise or images o tortoises.

See an aw
Fower Sauntly Beasts (Vietnam)

References

Freemit airtins

 "Star Charts and Moon Stations" 
 The Black Tortoise of the North 

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