Willow Mansion (Liǔ Xiù)
The twenty-fourth of the twenty-eight lunar mansions, belonging to the southern Vermilion Bird. Its planetary association is Earth, and its animal symbol is the river deer. It is generally classified as an inauspicious mansion in almanacs.
The Liú mansion is the twenty-fourth of the twenty-eight lunar mansions and belongs to the southern Vermilion Bird group of seven. In traditional almanacs or folk calendars, it is often classified as an inauspicious mansion. In the past, when choosing dates for important activities, people might consult the auspicious or inauspicious nature of the Liú mansion to avoid what was considered an unlucky period. This attention to the auspicious nature of lunar mansions is a manifestation of China's ancient date-selection culture, reflecting the ancients' attempt to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune by observing celestial phenomena. Today, this type of knowledge is primarily used for cultural understanding.