Encampment (Chinese constellation)

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The Encampment mansion (Chinese: 室宿; pinyin: Shì Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.

English name Chinese name Modern constellation Number of stars
Encampment 室 Pegasus 2
Resting Palace 離宮 Pegasus 6
Thunder and Lightning 雷電 Pegasus 6
Line of Ramparts 壘壁陣 Pisces/Aquarius/Capricornus 12
Palace Guard 羽林軍 Aquarius/Piscis Austrinus 45
Axe 鈇鉞 Aquarius 3
North Gate of the Military Camp 北落師門 Piscis Austrinus 1
Net for Catching Birds 八魁 Cetus 6
Materials for Making Tents 天綱 Piscis Austrinus 1
Official for Materials Supply 土公吏 Pegasus 2
Flying Serpent 螣蛇 Andromeda/Lacerta/Cassiopeia/Cepheus/Cygnus 22


Chinese constellations
Three enclosures (三垣):
Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣)
Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿):
East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing Basket (箕)
South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghost (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended Net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫)
West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy Head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle Beak (觜) | Three Stars (參)
North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁)
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