Astrological Decoding

Author: Chen Jiujin
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book introduces the mid-night stars of December as a, systematically explaining the positions, sizes, and shape characteristics of the main constellations visible to the naked eye across the entire sky, accompanied by nearly 100 illustrations. It provides a detailed analysis and introduction to the meanings and origins of Chinese star names, including nearly 100 myths and legends related to them. The book is rich in content, illustrated, engaging, and represents an attempt to systematically introduce the origins of Chinese star names and their profound cultural connotations to readers. It serves as an excellent introductory book for readers to learn about Chinese constellations and also a valuable reference for astronomy professionals.
Following the of the mid-night stars of December, with the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions and their constellations as the backbone, the book connects and weaves together individual constellations and stories. It narrates the stories associated with the mid-night stars of each lunar month, providing a detailed analysis and introduction to the meanings and origins of Chinese star names. Each month focuses on only two or three main constellations, making them easy to recognize and remember. When identifying these constellations, you simply need to look up at the sky at dusk and refer to the star maps in the book to locate them. The book is accompanied by over 100 illustrations and includes nearly 100 historical or mythological stories. It is rich in content, engaging, and serves as an excellent introductory book for readers to learn about Chinese constellations, representing an attempt to systematically introduce the origins of Chinese star names and their profound cultural connotations. It is an attempt to combine science popularization and culture, and even for astronomy professionals, it remains a valuable reference.
In today's rapidly developing social, economic, and cultural environment, every Chinese person should enhance their cultural literacy, in addition to possessing professional knowledge, by understanding some basic aspects of the Chinese civilization. The Chinese sky is one such aspect. It is hard to imagine that someone with a high level of cultural education would be completely unfamiliar with the constellation knowledge that even an ancient rural woman could recite. Modern urban lighting and environmental pollution have already pushed us farther away from the starry sky, making it rare for people to see a brilliant night sky. Therefore, this book is an even more essential friend for you to meet! Reading this book can achieve three purposes simultaneously: learning about Chinese constellations, studying Chinese history, and deepening your understanding, recognition, and memory of the constellations through historical and mythological stories related to star names.