Root Mansion (Dī Xiù)
The third of the twenty-eight lunar mansions, belonging to the Eastern Azure Dragon. Its planetary association is Earth, and its animal symbol is the raccoon dog. It is often classified as a malevolent mansion in almanacs.
Dīxiù is the third lunar mansion and one of the seven mansions of the Eastern Azure Dragon. In traditional stellar beliefs, its elemental property is Earth, and its associated animal is the raccoon dog. Almanacs commonly classify it as a malevolent mansion, suggesting it is inauspicious to undertake important affairs when Dīxiù is the ruling mansion. It symbolizes a foundation or base; older beliefs held that breaking ground or construction on such a day could lead to instability, so it was avoided when selecting dates for starting work or moving. Such ideas originated from ancient observations of celestial patterns and their auspicious or inauspicious classifications, and are now mainly preserved in some folk customs or old almanacs.