The ancient Chinese astrologers worked with little to no contact with those of the Greek world. This relative isolation means the constellations we know in the western world are unheard of in Chinese astrology. They have a system entirely their own. The astrologers of ancient China divided their sky into 31 sections or regions. The three sections, which make up the north celestial pole are...

The White Tiger of the West is the third symbol of Chinese constellations as used in astrology.  It represents the West and the season of Autumn. The White Tiger is made up of seven Mansions.  They are the Legs, the Bond, the Stomach, the Hairy Head, the Net, Turtle Beak, and the Three Stars. The Legs mansion is made up of the following Asterisms:  Legs, Outer Fence, Celestial...