Encampment (Chinese constellation)

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The Encampment mansion (Chinese: 室宿; pinyin: Shì Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.

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English name	Chinese name	Modern constellation	Number of stars
Encampment	室	Pegasus	2
Resting Palace	離宮	Pegasus	6
Thunder and Lightning	雷電	Pegasus	6
Line of Ramparts	壘壁陣	Pisces/Aquarius/Capricornus	12
Palace Guard	羽林軍	Aquarius/Piscis Austrinus	45
Axe	鈇鉞	Aquarius	3
North Gate of the Military Camp	北落師門	Piscis Austrinus	1
Net for Catching Birds	八魁	Cetus	6
Materials for Making Tents	天綱	Piscis Austrinus	1
Official for Materials Supply	土公吏	Pegasus	2
Flying Serpent	螣蛇	Andromeda/Lacerta/Cassiopeia/Cepheus/Cygnus	22

v • d • e Chinese constellations Three enclosures (三垣) Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿) East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing Basket (箕) South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghost (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended Net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫) West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy Head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle Beak (觜) | Three Stars (參) North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁) Centre: Yellow Dragon (黃龙, sometimes)