Ox (Chinese constellation)

Niú Xiù map

The Ox mansion (牛宿, pinyin: Niú Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.

Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	European constellation	Number of stars	Representing
Ox	牛	Capricornus	6	The ox hanged by the rope
Celestial Farmland	天田	Capricornus/Microscopium	4	Son from heaven
Nine Water Wells	九坎	Microscopium	4	Nine irrigation wells
Drum at the River	河鼓	Aquila	3	Military drums in the sky
Weaving Girl	織女	Lyra	3	The girl who skilled in weaving of fairy folk
Left Flag	左旗	Aquila/Sagitta	9	Banners in the left
Right Flag	右旗	Aquila	9	Banners in the right
Celestial Drumstick	天桴	Aquila	4	Drum at the River stick
Network of Dykes	羅堰	Capricornus	3	Mound for irrigation system
Clepsydra Terrace	漸臺	Lyra	4	Water for clepsydra
Imperial Passageway	輦道	Lyra/Cygnus	5	Passage for imperial chariot