What does the Big Dipper mean?

The Big Dipper is the seven-star god worshipped by Taoism, that is, the "Big Dipper". However, in China culture, the worship of the stars including the Big Dipper has a long history, long before the formation of Taoism. Confucian etiquette also emphasizes offering sacrifices to the stars in the sky.

China is one of the countries with the earliest development of astronomy in the world. The observation of the Big Dipper has been recorded for a long time, but the most complete record of the name of the Seven Stars is only found in Shu Wei in Han Dynasty.

At first, there were two names, one of which was recorded in the Book of Dou Yun in the Spring and Autumn Period. Yue: "The first, the second spin, the third age, the fourth power, the fifth balance, the sixth sun and the seventh light. The first to the fourth is the first, and the fifth to the seventh is the standard, not a fight. "

In addition, Kuixing, the first star (or the first four stars) of the Big Dipper worshipped by students in past dynasties, once said that Kuixing was a literary star, but there is no doubt that both Wenqu and Kuixing are among the first four stars of the Big Dipper.

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Taoism calls the Big Dipper the Seven-Yuan Xie Hexing King, who lives in the Seven Houses of the Big Dipper, namely, the King of the Wolf in Shutong Palace, the King of the Giant Gate in Tian Xuan Palace, the King of the Lucun Star in Tianji Palace, the King of the Wenqu Star in Tianquan Palace, the King of the Lian Zhen Star in Yuheng Palace, the King of the Five-Qu Star in Kaiyang Palace and the King of the Broken Star in Ursa.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Big Dipper