Heavenly Market enclosure

The Heavenly Market Enclosure (天市垣, Tian Shi Yuan), is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Stars and constellations of this group are visible during late summer and early autumn in the Northern Hemisphere (late winter and early spring in the Southern). The Summer Triangle lies directly to the northwest.

Asterisms

The asterisms are :

English nameChinese nameNumber of starsWestern ConstellationAdditional notesRepresenting
Left Wall天市左垣11Hercules / Serpens / Ophiuchus / AquilaConsists of :
  • Wei region (魏) → 1st star
  • Zhao region (趙) → 2nd star
  • Jiuhe region (九河) → 3rd star
  • Zhongshan region (中山) → 4th star
  • Qi region (齊) → 5th star
  • Wu region and Yue region (吳越) → 6th star
  • Xu region (徐) → 7th star
  • Donghai region (東海) → 8th star
  • Yan region (燕) → 9th star
  • Nanhai region (南海) → 10th star
  • Song region (宋) → 11th star
 Eleven cities (star) in the left
Right Wall天市右垣11Serpens / Ophiuchus / HerculesConsists of :
  • Hezhong region (河中) → 1st star
  • Hejian region (河間) → 2nd star
  • Jin region (晉) → 3rd star
  • Zheng region (鄭) → 4th star
  • Zhou region (周) → 5th star
  • Qin region (秦) → 6th star
  • Shu region (蜀) → 7th star
  • Ba region (巴) → 8th star
  • Liang region (梁) → 9th star
  • Chu region (楚) → 10th star
  • Han region (韓) → 11th star
 Eleven cities (star) in the right
Municipal Office市樓6Serpens / OphiuchusGovernment organization
Commodity Market車肆2OphiuchusDepartment Store Market
Official for the Royal Clan宗正2OphiuchusOfficials in charge of royal affairs
Official of Religious Ceremonies宗人4OphiuchusRoyal bulk, or ritualists of the Zhou Dynasty
Patriarchal Clan宗2HerculesImperial consultant
Textile Ruler帛度2HerculesScale, or the cloth market
Butcher's Shops屠肆2HerculesSlaughter market
Astrologer候1OphiuchusOfficial who responsible for observing astronomical phenomena
Emperor's Seat帝座1HerculesRefers to the Great Emperor
Eunuch Official宦者2Hercules / OphiuchusSuperintendent of the eunuch
Jewel Market列肆2Ophiuchus / SerpensGem and treasure market
Dipper for Liquids斗5HerculesThe apparatus to take the liquid
Dipper for Solids斛4Hercules / OphiuchusThe apparatus to take the solid
Coiled Thong貫索9Corona BorealisThe civilian population in prison, or rope market
Seven Excellencies七公7Hercules / BoötesSeven high rank Government Officials
Celestial Discipline天紀9Hercules / Corona BorealisOfficials who maintain discipline the world, or to record of livestock
Woman's Bed女床3HerculesThe emperor's concubines, or bird market, or the name of a mountain
Tiān Shì Yuán map

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