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| Description | The astral square of the north celestial pole, Tian or Di ("Heaven", "God", "Deity"), according to the Chinese cultural tradition, in this case represented as a liubo board. Source → Didier, John C. "In and Outside the Square: The Sky and the Power of Belief in Ancient China and the World, c. 4500 BC – AD 200": Volume I: The Ancient Eurasian World and the Celestial Pivot , Volume II: Representations and Identities of High Powers in Neolithic and Bronze China , Volume III: Terrestrial and Celestial Transformations in Zhou and Early-Imperial China . Sino-Platonic Papers , n. 192, 2009. Victor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania. See p. 138, vol. III. |
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| Author | Aethelwolf Emsworth . |
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