Ba [Pa]. See Ba-shu

Ba-Shu, Kingdoms of Ba and Shu, ε Ser and α Ser, 456

Bagu [Pa-ku], Eight Grains, δ Aur, 84–85, 101, 133–134, 227, 233, 236, 268, 344, 366, 456

Baidizuo [Pai-ti-tso], White Emperor’s Throne, a star close to β Leo on the west, 141, 456

Baigua [Pai-kua], Broken Melon, ε Del, 252, 343, 362, 456

Bang [Pang]. See Tianbang

Beichen [Pei-ch’en], Northern Asterism, α, δ, ε, ζ, η UMi, 31, 37, 290, 329, 456

Beidou [Pei-tou], Northern Dipper, α UMa, 12, 37, 44, 47, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 66, 82, 85, 102, 117–118, 124, 132, 140, 143, 152, 154–155, 157, 168, 173, 194, 196, 198, 199, 219, 234, 238, 241, 246–252, 260, 301, 308, 310, 322, 324, 342–343, 346, 362, 389–390, 460, 462

Beihe [Pei-ho], Northern River, α GemSee also Nanbeihe, 51, 69, 75–76, 104–105, 113, 124, 164, 252, 266–267, 351, 362, 366, 456

Beiji [Pei-chi], North-Pole asterism, β UMi, 161, 163, 173, 239, 315, 332, 366, 391, 456, 458, 461

Beijing Observatory, 10

Beiluoshimen [Pei-luo-shih-men], Gate of Northern Territories, α PsA, 98, 456

Bi [Pi] (LM 14). See Dongbi

Bi [Pi] (LM 19), Hunting net, ε Tau, 32, 47, 57, 59, 63–65, 72–74, 81–83, 87, 96–97, 112, 124, 130, 132, 148, 150, 153–154, 160, 165, 168–169, 183, 185, 187–188, 202–205, 209, 218, 221, 233–235, 244–245, 251–252, 255–257, 263, 272–273, 276–280, 282, 286–289, 319, 329, 343, 346, 362, 366, 391, 456

Bie [Pieh], Soft-shelled Turtle, α Telbroom star. See huixing, 222, 456

Canglong [Ts’ang-lung], Azure Dragon, comprising LM, 1–6, 23, 456

Ce [Ts’e], Riding Crop, γ Cas, 127, 456

Changqiu [Ch’ang-ch’iu], Empress’s Palace, α Leo, 23, 456

changxing “long star,”, 6

Changyuan [Ch’ang-yüan], Long WallLeo, west of Shaowei, 53, 110, 457

Changzhen [Ch’ang-chen], Permanent Guard of Taiwei Palace, α₂ CVn,, 238, 333, 343, 456

Chen [Ch’en], ‘Asterism’, here a general reference to the Eastern Dragon constellation, 93

Chesi [Ch’e-ssu], Wheelwright, ν Oph, 222, 457

Chu [Ch’u], Pestle, 1 Lac, 200, 457