What are the twenty-eight constellations?

The Four Gods and the Twenty-Eight Constellations

The four gods are the Green Dragon, the Suzaku, the White Tiger, and the Xuanwu. They are the mythical beasts that guard the four directions of southeast, northwest, and northwest in ancient Chinese legends. Their order is: Southeast, northwest: Qinglong, Suzaku, White Tiger, Xuanwu. The Twenty-Eight Constellations were recorded in the early Xia Dynasty. Each constellation is composed of several stars, and some of their names appear in the Book of Songs and the Book of Documents. According to the directions in which the twenty-eight constellations appear, they are divided into Qinglong Qisu, Zhuque Qisu, White Tiger Qisu, and Xuanwu Qisu. The specific names are as follows: Qinglong Qisu: Jiaomu Jiaokang Jinlong Ditu Raccoon Fang Sun Rabbit Heart, moon, fox tail, fire tiger, water leopard, red bird, seven constellations: well, wood, ghost, gold, sheep, willow, earth, deer, sun, horse, moon, deer wings, fire snake, water, earthworm, white tiger. Black, fire, monkey, ginseng, water ape, Xuanwu seven constellations: Doumu, Xie, ox, Taurus, female, earth, bat, empty sun, rat, dangerous moon, swallow, house, fire, pig, wall, water deer

Twenty-eight constellations

East Canglong: Spica, Kangsu, Disu, Fangsu, Heart, Weisu, Jisu.

Northern Xuanwu: Dou Su, Ox Su, Female Su, Xu Su, Danger Su, Room Su, Wall Su.

Western White Tiger: Kui Su, Lou Su, Wei Su, Pleiades, Bi Su, Xiu Su, Rixiu.

Southern Suzaku: Jing Su, Gui Su, Liu Su, Xing Su, Zhang Su, Yi Su, Zhen Su.