The modern constellation Crux is not included in the Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions system of traditional Chinese uranography because its stars are too far south for observers in China to know about them prior to the introduction of Western star charts. Based on the work of Xu Guangqi and the German Jesuit missionary Johann Adam Schall von Bell in the late Ming Dynasty, [1] this constellation has been classified as one of the 23 Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, jìn nán jí xīng qū) under the name Cross (十字架, shí zì jià).
Possibly Acrux (Alpha Crucis), Mimosa (Beta Crucis) and Gacrux (Gamma Crucis) are bright stars in this constellation that never seen in Chinese sky.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 南十字座 (nán shí zì zuò), meaning "the southern cross-shaped constellation".
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Crux area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 近南極星區 (non-mansions) | Jìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions) | The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions) | 十字架 | Shízìjià | Cross | ||||
| γ Cru [2] | 十字架一 | Shízìjiàyī | 1st star | |||||||
| α Cru [2] | ||||||||||
| 十字架二 | Shízìjiàèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 四渎西南星 | Sìdúxīnánxīng | Star in the southwest of Four Channels constellation | ||||||||
| β Cru [2] | 十字架三 | Shízìjiàsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| δ Cru [2] | ||||||||||
| 十字架四 | Shízìjiàsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 座旗南星 | Zuòqínánxīng | Star in the southwest of Seat Flags constellation | ||||||||
| ε Cru | 十字架增一 | Shízìjiàzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
The modern constellation Auriga lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger of the West and the Vermillion Bird of the South, and Three Enclosures, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Cancer is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South.
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Canis Major is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South.
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Canis Minor is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South.
The modern constellation Carina lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Vermillion Bird of the South and The Southern Asterisms, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The modern constellation Centaurus lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermillion Bird of the South, and the Southern Asterisms.
The modern constellation Columba lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the White Tiger of the West and the Vermillion Bird of the South, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Corona Australis is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as The Black Tortoise of the North
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Corvus is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South.
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Crater is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South.
The modern constellation Eridanus lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger of the West, and The Southern Asterisms, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The modern constellation Gemini lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the White Tiger of the West and the Vermilion Bird of the South, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The modern constellation Grus lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North, and The Southern Asterisms, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The modern constellation Leo lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Vermilion Bird of the South, and Three Enclosures, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The modern constellation Hydra lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East and the Vermilion Bird of the South, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The modern constellation Orion lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the White Tiger of the West and Vermilion Bird of the South, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Piscis Austrinus is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North.
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Puppis is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South.
The modern constellation Triangulum Australe is not included in the Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions system of traditional Chinese uranography because its stars are too far south for observers in China to know about them prior to the introduction of Western star charts. Based on the work of Xu Guangqi and the German Jesuit missionary Johann Adam Schall von Bell in the late Ming Dynasty, this constellation has been classified as one of the 23 Southern Asterisms under the name Triangle.
The modern constellation Vela lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by The Vermilion Bird of the South and The Southern Asterisms, that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.