Ursa Major in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Ursa Major is located in the constellation called the Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 大熊座 (dà xióng zuò), meaning "the big bear constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Ursa Major area consists of :

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

References

External links

• Ursa Major – Chinese associations
• 香港太空館研究資源
• 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表
• 天象文學
• 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
• 中國古天文
• 中國古代的星象系統