Supreme Palace enclosure

Tai Wei Yuan, the Supreme Palace Enclosure (太微垣), is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Stars and constellations of this group are visible during spring in the Northern Hemisphere (autumn in the Southern).

Asterisms

The asterisms are :

English nameChinese nameNumber of starsWestern ConstellationAdditional notesRepresenting
Left Wall太微左垣5Virgo / Coma BerenicesConsists of :
  • The Left Law Administrator (左執法) → 1st star
  • The First Eastern Minister (東上相) → 2nd star
  • The Second Eastern Minister (東次相) → 3rd star
  • The Second Eastern General (東次將) → 4th star
  • The First Eastern General (東上將) → 5th star
 Five guardian star in the left
Right Wall太微右垣5Leo / VirgoConsists of :
  • The Right Law Administrator (右執法) → 1st star
  • The First Western General (西上將) → 2nd star
  • The Second Western General (西次將) → 3rd star
  • The Second Western Minister (西次相) → 4th star
  • The First Western Minister (西上相) → 5th star
 Five guardian star in the right
Usher to the Court謁者1VirgoThe officer in charge to interview the guests, also was ordered to ambassador
Three Excellencies三公3Virgo
Nine Senior Officers九卿3VirgoOfficials of nine luxury units
Five Lords五諸侯5Coma BerenicesFive lords of the Emperor
Inner Screen內屏4VirgoSmall wall within the door
Seats of the Five Emperors五帝座5LeoFive Emperors chair
Officer of Honour幸臣1Coma BerenicesFavorite of the courtiers
Crown Prince太子1LeoThe crown prince
Retinue從官1LeoThe emperor's attendants
Captain of the Bodyguards郎將1Coma BerenicesHigh military officer
Emperor's Bodyguard虎賁1LeoPalace garrison commanders
Imperial Guards常陳7Canes Venatici / Ursa MajorThe army
Officers of the Imperial Guard郎位15Coma BerenicesClerical officer in military
The Hall of Glory明堂3LeoPlaces of Emperor Xuan Mingzheng early education
Astronomical Observatory靈台3LeoThe sky observatory
Junior Officers少微4Leo / Leo MinorState official
Long Wall長垣4LeoBorder wall
Three Steps三台6Ursa MajorConsists of :
  • The First Upper Step (上台一) → 1st star
  • The Second Upper Step (上台二) → 2nd star
  • The First Middle Step (中台一) → 3rd star
  • The Second Middle Step (中台二) → 4th star
  • The First Lower Step (下台一) → 5th star
  • The Second Lower Step (下台二) → 6th star
 Three rank official, or triple deck room in the heaven

Map
Tài Wēi Yuán map

See also
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