Abstract
Perpetual rejuvenation was the dream of many emperors in ancient China. They asked the Taoist priests to pursue the pill of immortality, however, they never made it. People started to entrust themselves to the constellations. Twentyeight constellations make up the main component of the Star District System created by ancient Chinese. They divided the astrospace near the ecliptic into 28 districts. Each district is nominated as one constellation. The first two constellations, the leading stars, are regarded as the ‘God of Longevity’. It is also called ‘Nan-ji-xian-weng’. According to Chinese folk legends, ‘Nan-ji-xian-weng’ has a special appearance. He is an old man beaming with a broad smile. His forehead is bossing. Sometimes, there is bitemporal bossing, too. He has long ears and eyebrow hair (Fig. 1; http:// goods.ruten.com.tw/item/history?10060907647774#pic, accessed 03/12/2009). He likes to hold a cane and carries a birthday peach with him. He uses the deer and crane for land and air transportations, respectively (Fig. 2; http://www. epochtimes.com/b5/2/5/20/n191188.htm, accessed 03/12/ Childs Nerv Syst (2010) 26:1–2 DOI 10.1007/s00381-009-0893-8
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