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Child's Nervous System
Published in: Child's Nervous System 1/2010

01-01-2010 | Cover Picture

Nan-ji-xian-weng: the God of Longevity

Authors: Huei-Shyong Wang, Meng-Fai Kuo

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 1/2010

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Perpetual rejuvenation was the dream of many emperors in ancient China. They asked the Taoist priests to pursue the pill of immortality, however, they never made it. People started to entrust themselves to the constellations. Twenty-eight constellations make up the main component of the Star District System created by ancient Chinese. They divided the astrospace near the ecliptic into 28 districts. Each district is nominated as one constellation. The first two constellations, the leading stars, are regarded as the ‘God of Longevity’. It is also called ‘Nan-ji-xian-weng’. …
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Title
Nan-ji-xian-weng: the God of Longevity
Authors
Huei-Shyong Wang
Meng-Fai Kuo
Publication date
01-01-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-0893-8

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