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 |
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