Qixi Festival

  • The Bloodstained Throne: The Collapse of the Liu Song Dynasty [Jin & Southern-Northern Dynasties]

    Brief: This article reveals the bloody collapse of the Liu Song Dynasty. Plagued by parricide, fratricide, and tyrannical child emperors, the imperial family slaughtered each other for power. Cruelty and paranoia destroyed the realm, clearing the way for Xiao Daocheng to seize the throne and found the Southern Qi Dynasty.

  • Zhinü

    Zhinü (“Weaver Girl”) is an ancient Chinese star name, also known as Tiansun (“Granddaughter of Heaven”). It refers to an asterism of three stars arranged in a triangular formation, located on the western side of the Milky Way, directly opposite the Niulang (Cowherd) stars on the eastern bank.

  • Niulang

    Niulang (“Cowherd”) is an ancient Chinese star name, also known as Qian Niu (“Heavenly Cowherd”). It refers to an asterism composed of three stars located on the eastern side of the Milky Way, directly opposite the star Zhinü (“Weaver Girl”) – identified with Vega in Western astronomy – on the western bank.