The modern constellation Vela lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by The Vermilion Bird of the South (Ã¥ÂÂæÂ¹æÂ±éÂÂ, Nán FÃÂng Zhà « Què) and The Southern Asterisms (è¿ÂÃ¥ÂÂ極æÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ, JìnnánjÃÂxëngà Âu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is è¹å¸Â座 (chuán fÃÂn zuò), meaning "the sail constellation".
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Vela area consists of :