Flying serpent (asterism)
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Flying serpent (螣蛇) is an asterism in Chinese constellation Encampment mansion (室宿).
Jin Shu describes this asterism as: Flying serpent, 22 stars, north to Ying Shi, to be the heavenly snake, master water worm. (腾蛇二十二星，在营室北，天蛇也，主水虫。)
| Chinese constellations |
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| Three enclosures (三垣):
Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) |
| Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿):
East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing-basket (箕) North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁) West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle beak (觜) | Three stars (參) South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghosts (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫) |
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