Shenxiu is considered an auspicious star: it promises success in every enterprise, endless wealth and honor, a…
Shenxiu is considered an auspicious star: it promises success in every enterprise, endless wealth and honor, and blessings in funerals and marriages alike, with clothing, food, cattle, and horses filling the home. According to Tang Odes, "The three stars are Shen." The Chinese character "Shen" is a pictograph, formed to suggest the three stars of Orion's Belt.