⚠The manuscript is a woodblock print showing signs of wear and ink bleeding, particularly in the circular diagram and the denser text areas below.

Map of the Twelve Palaces and Their Terrestrial Correspondences

[Diagram Transcription - Clockwise from Top Center] This diagram illustrates the Fenye (Field Division) system, which aligns the Twelve Palaces (Zodiac), the Twenty-Eight Mansions (Lunar stations), ancient Chinese states, and administrative provinces.

Palace of Zi (North): Aquarius original: 寶瓶 (Water Jar), Mansions of The Void and The Rooftop, State of Qi, Qing Province.
Palace of Chou (North-Northeast): Capricorn original: 磨羯 (Sea-Goat/Makara), Mansions of The Ox and The Girl, State of Yue, Yang Province.
Palace of Yin (East-Northeast): Sagittarius original: 人馬 (The Archer), Mansions of The Tail and The Winnowing Basket, State of Yan, You Province.
Palace of Mao (East): Scorpio original: 天蝎 (The Scorpion), Mansions of The Heart and The Room, State of Song, Yu Province.
Palace of Chen (East-Southeast): Libra original: 天秤 (The Scales), Mansions of The Neck and The Root, State of Zheng, Yan Province.
Palace of Si (South-Southeast): Virgo original: 雙女 (The Two Maidens), Mansions of The Wings and The Chariot, State of Chu, Jing Province.
Palace of Wu (South): Leo original: 獅子 (The Lion), Mansions of The Willow and The Star, State of Zhou, Sanhe Region.
Palace of Wei (South-Southwest): Cancer original: 巨蟹 (The Giant Crab), Mansions of The Well and The Ghost, State of Qin, Yong Province.
Palace of Shen (West-Southwest): Gemini original: 陰陽 (Yin and Yang/The Twins), Mansions of The Turtle Beak and Three Stars, State of Wei, Yi Province.
Palace of You (West): Taurus original: 金牛 (The Golden Bull), Mansions of The Stomach and The Pleiades, State of Zhao, Ji Province.
Palace of Xu (West-Northwest): Aries original: 白羊 (The White Ram), Mansions of The Legs and The Bond, State of Lu, Xu Province.
Palace of Hai (North-Northwest): Pisces original: 雙魚 (The Two Fish), Mansions of The Wall and The Encampment, State of Wei, Bing Province.

The Records of the Grand Historian The Shiji, compiled by Sima Qian around 94 BCE states that the Twenty-Eight Mansions preside over the twelve provinces. The commentary on the Book of Han The Hanshu, a history of the Western Han dynasty notes that each of the Twenty-Eight Mansions governs the "Field Divisions" of the various feudal lords.

The Poem states:

The position of Zi is in Aquarius, the site of Qi and Qing.
Chou corresponds to Capricorn, where Yue and Yang are found.
In Yin lies Sagittarius, the lands of Yan and You.
Mao reaches into Scorpio, where one seeks Song and Yu.

Chen belongs to Libra, where the division of Zheng is spread.
Si is Virgo, the hills of Chu and Jing.
In Wu is the Lion, for Zhou, Sanhe, and the Great Yu's land.
Wei resides in Cancer, where Qin and Yong remain.

Shen is the position of Gemini, the provinces of Wei and Yi.
You is Taurus, the territory of Zhao and Ji.
Xu holds Aries, the districts of Lu and Xu.
In Hai is Pisces, where Wei and Bing are gathered.

Twelve Palaces Equivalent to the Western Zodiac, used here to segment the celestial equator.
Field Division original: Fenye (分野). A system of astro-geography where celestial events (like comets or eclipses) in a certain constellation were thought to predict events in the corresponding earthly region.
Twenty-Eight Mansions Stations along the moon's path, used as a celestial coordinate system.
Nine Provinces The traditional administrative divisions of ancient China, often expanded to twelve in various historical systems.
Aquarius, Capricorn, etc. These Western zodiac names were introduced to China via Buddhist translations and later through Jesuit influence, often mapped onto the traditional Chinese "Twelve Branches."
Shiji and Hanshu The foundational dynastic histories of China, providing the legal and cosmological basis for these correlations.
Geography The study of the earth's features in relation to the heavens.