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Chinese astronomy

Astronomy in China has a very long history, with historians considering that "they [the Chinese] were the most persistent and accurate observers of celestial phenomena anywhere in the world before the Arabs."...

, constellation Orion

Orion (constellation)

Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky...

were divided in two areas. The areas are:

White Tiger of the West
White Tiger (Chinese constellation)
The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West , and is known as Baihu in Chinese, Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean and Bạch Hổ in Vietnamese...

(西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ)
Vermilion Bird of the South
Vermilion Bird (Chinese constellation)
The Vermilion bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental system, it represents the fire-element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion bird of the South...

(南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què)

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 猎户座, meaning "the hunter constellation".

If we look at the areas, possibly constellation Orion

Orion (constellation)

in Chinese sky is concentrated in western area, and touched a little bit of southern area.

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Orion area consists of :

Four Symbols / Enclosures	Mansion / Enclosure (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) White Tiger (Chinese constellation) The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West , and is known as Baihu in Chinese, Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean and Bạch Hổ in Vietnamese...	畢	Bì	Net Net (Chinese constellation) The Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:...	參旗	Sānqí	Banner of Three Stars
							ο¹ Ori	參旗一	Sānqíyī	1st star
							ο² Ori	參旗二	Sānqíèr	2nd star
							6 Ori	參旗三	Sānqísān	3rd star
							π¹ Ori	參旗四	Sānqísì	4th star
							π² Ori	參旗五	Sānqíwu	5th star
							π³ Ori Pi3 Orionis Pi3 Orionis , formally designated Tabit, is a white F-type dwarf star approximately 26 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. It is thought that the star may, in fact, be a binary star system. Though no extrasolar planets have been observed around Pi3 Orionis, the star is considered a...	參旗六	Sānqíliù	6th star
							π⁴ Ori Pi4 Orionis Pi4 Orionis is a spectroscopic binary star in the constellation Orion. It is about 1,300 light years away and is one of the most luminous stars known. It is one of a series of stars that share the Bayer designation Pi Orionis....
								參旗七	Sānqíqī	7th star
								胃宿西南星	Wèisùxīnánxīng	Star in the southwest of Stomach Stomach (Chinese constellation) The Stomach mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:... constellation
							π⁵ Ori	參旗八	Sānqíbā	8th star
							π⁶ Ori	參旗九	Sānqíjiǔ	9th star
	觜	Zī	Turtle Beak Turtle Beak (Chinese constellation) The Turtle Beak mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:...	觜	Zī	Turtle Beak
							λ Ori Lambda Orionis Lambda Orionis is a star in the constellation Orion. It has the traditional names Meissa or Heka. "Meissa" derives from the Arabic "Al-Maisan" which means "The Shining One". This term was used for Gamma Gemini , but was somehow also mistakenly applied to λ Orionis and the name stuck...
								觜宿一	Zīsùyī	1st star
								觜宿北星	Zīsùyīběixīng	Northern star
								天船大星	Tiānchuándàxīng	Big star in Celestial Boat Stomach (Chinese constellation) The Stomach mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:... constellation
							φ¹ Ori Phi Orionis The Bayer designation Phi Orionis is shared by two star systems, φ¹ Orionis and φ² Orionis, in the constellation Orion. The two stars are separated by approximately 0.71° in the sky.-φ¹ Orionis:...
								觜宿二	Zīsùèr	2nd star
								觜宿距星	Zīsùyījùxīng	Separated star
								觜宿西南星	Zīsùxīnánxīng	Southwestern star
							φ² Ori Phi Orionis The Bayer designation Phi Orionis is shared by two star systems, φ¹ Orionis and φ² Orionis, in the constellation Orion. The two stars are separated by approximately 0.71° in the sky.-φ¹ Orionis:...	觜宿三	Zīsùsān	3rd star
				司怪	Sīguài	Deity in Charge of Monsters
							χ² Ori	司怪三	Sīguàisān	3rd star
							χ¹ Ori Chi1 Orionis Chi1 Orionis is a star about 28 light years away. It is in the constellation Orion.χ1 Ori is a main sequence dwarf star of spectral type G0V. It has a faint companion with a mass estimated at about 15% of the mass of the Sun, an orbital period of 14.1 years, and an estimated stellar class of M6...	司怪四	Sīguàisì	4th star
	參	Shēn	Three Stars Three Stars (Chinese constellation) The Three Stars mansion is one of the twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger. This collection of seven bright stars is visible during winter in the Northern Hemisphere .- Asterisms :...	參	Shēn	Three Stars
							ζ Ori
								參宿一	Shēnsùyī	1st star
								參宿中央东星	Shēnsùzhōngyāngdōngxīng	Center star
								昴宿西南星	Mǎosùxīnánxīng	Star in the southwest of Hairy Head Hairy Head (Chinese constellation) The Hairy Head mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.This mansion corresponds to the Pleiades in English.-Asterisms:... constellation
							ε Ori Epsilon Orionis Alnilam is a large blue supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. Its Flamsteed designation is 46 Orionis....
								參宿二	Shēnsùèr	2nd star
								參宿中央中星	Shēnsùzhōngyāngdōngxīng	Eastern star
								天廪南星	Tiānyǔnánxīng	Star in the south of Ricks of Grain Bond (Chinese constellation) Leu sieu meaning "the Train of a garment", was one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of the traditional Chinese astronomy. It was one of the White Tiger of the West （西方白虎）.- The asterisms in the Region of Leu （婁宿天區）:... constellation
							δ Ori Delta Orionis Delta Orionis , traditionally known as Mintaka , is a star some 900 light years distant in the constellation Orion. Together with Zeta Orionis and Epsilon Orionis , the three stars make up the belt of Orion, known by many names across many ancient cultures...
								參宿三	Shēnsùsān	3rd star
								參宿距星	Shēnsùjùxīng	Separated star
								參宿中央西星	Shēnsùzhōngyāngxīxīng	Western star
								传舍西第四星	Chuánshèxīdìsìxīng	4th star in the west of Guest House Purple Forbidden enclosure The Purple Forbidden enclosure is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Stars and constellations of this group lie near the north celestial pole and visible all year from temperate latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.-Asterisms:The asterisms are :... constellation
							η Ori Eta Orionis Eta Orionis is a star in the constellation Orion. Other names are Saiph, Algjebbah, and Ensis ....	參宿增三	Shēnsùzēngsān	Extended 3rd star
							α Ori Betelgeuse Betelgeuse, also known by its Bayer designation Alpha Orionis , is the eighth brightest star in the night sky and second brightest star in the constellation of Orion, outshining its neighbour Rigel only rarely...
								參宿四	Shēnsùsì	4th star
								参左肩	Shēnzuǒxīng	Left-side star
								左將軍	Zuǒjiāngjūn	Left-side general
								參宿东北星	Shēnsùdōngběixīng	Northeastern star
								卷舌东大星	Shēnsùdōngdàxīng	Big star in the east of Rolled Tongue Hairy Head (Chinese constellation) The Hairy Head mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.This mansion corresponds to the Pleiades in English.-Asterisms:... constellation
							γ Ori Gamma Orionis Bellatrix, also known by its Bayer designation Gamma Orionis , is the third brightest star in the constellation Orion, the twenty-seventh brightest star in the night sky, and one of the brightest second-magnitude stars....
								參宿五	Shēnsùwu	5th star
								参右肩	Shēnyòuxīng	Right-side star
								右將軍	Yòujiāngjūn	Right-side general
								參宿西北星	Shēnsùxīběixīng	Northwestern star
								大陵大星	Dàlíngdàxīng	Big star of Mausoleum Stomach (Chinese constellation) The Stomach mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:... constellation
							κ Ori Kappa Orionis Kappa Orionis is the sixth-brightest star in the constellation of Orion. It has the traditional name Saiph.Of the four bright stars that compose Orion's main quadrangle, it is the star at the south-eastern corner...
								參宿六	Shēnsùliù	6th star
								參宿东南星	Shēnsùdōngnánxīng	Southeastern star
								偏將軍	Piānjiāngjūn	Assistant general
							β Ori Rigel Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the sixth brightest star in the sky, with visual magnitude 0.18...
								參宿七	Shēnsùqī	7th star
								參宿西南星	Shēnsùxīnánxīng	Southwestern star
								前將軍	Qiánjiāngjūn	Leading general
				伐	Fá	Punishment
							θ¹ Ori	伐一	Fáyī	1st star
							θ² Ori	伐二	Fáèr	2nd star
							υ Ori Upsilon Orionis Upsilon Orionis is a star in the constellation Orion. It has the traditional name Thabit .... / ι Ori Iota Orionis Iota Orionis is the brightest star in Orion's sword, and is located at the tip of the sword. It has the traditional names Hatsya , or in Arabic, Na’ir al Saif, which means simply "the Bright One of the Sword."+-9*Iota Orionis is a quadruple system dominated by a massive spectroscopic binary with an...
伐三								Fásān	3rd star
伐下星								Fáxiàxīng	Under punishment (star)
玉井				Yùjǐng	Jade Well	τ Ori Tau Orionis Tau Orionis is a star in the constellation Orion.This star, along with β Eri, λ Eri and ψ Eri were Al Kursiyy al Jauzah, "the Chair of the Central One"...	玉井四	Yùjǐngsì	4th star
Vermilion Bird of the South Vermilion Bird (Chinese constellation) The Vermilion bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental system, it represents the fire-element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion bird of the South... (南方朱雀)	井	Jǐng	Well Well (Chinese constellation) The Well mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...	水府	Shuǐfǔ	Irrigation Official
							ν Ori	水府一	Shuǐfǔyī	1st star
							ξ Ori	水府二	Shuǐfǔèr	2nd star
							72 Ori	水府三	Shuǐfǔsān	3rd star
							69 Ori	水府四	Shuǐfǔsì	4th star

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Orion – Chinese associations

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