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Why Is Ursa So Important To Western Culture

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Ursa Major may have been important to western cultures, but it was also very important to eastern cultures. More specifically, China uses constellations for their government and as a huge part of their culture. To understand the use of stars for Chinese government, you must know that the Emperor is located at the north pole, which is the point which all other stars revolve around. Underneath the Emperor is the celestial landscape casting the layout of their imagined Imperial court. The sky is viewed as the heavens to reflect the organization of the Chinese nation on Earth (Chinese Constellations, 2017). There are three enclosures that are around the Emperor, the Purple Forbidden Enclosure, the Supreme Palace Enclosure, and the Heavenly Market
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