Black Tortoise

Summary

Black Tortoise is a Chinese constellation^[1]. It draws 423 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_constellation category, ranking #5 of 40).^[2]

Key Facts

• Black Tortoise's image is recorded as Wadang-xuanwu.jpg^[3].
• Black Tortoise's image is recorded as Vm-4378-Beijing-Observatory-Black-Tortoise.jpg^[4].
• Black Tortoise's image is recorded as Genbu from Takamatsuzuka.JPEG^[5].
• Black Tortoise's image is recorded as Black Tortoise statue in the Palace Museum.JPG^[6].
• Black Tortoise's image is recorded as Ddol-mangM.jpg^[7].
• Black Tortoise's instance of is recorded as Chinese constellation^[8].
• Black Tortoise's instance of is recorded as mythical animal^[9].
• Black Tortoise's follows is recorded as White Tiger^[10].
• Black Tortoise's followed by is recorded as Azure Dragon^[11].
• Black Tortoise's part of is recorded as Four Symbols^[12].
• Black Tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Black Tortoise^[13].
• Black Tortoise's color is recorded as black^[14].
• Black Tortoise's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06jkvz^[15].
• Black Tortoise's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as turtle^[16].
• Black Tortoise's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '玄武'}^[17].
• Black Tortoise's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Huyền Vũ'}^[18].
• Black Tortoise's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '현무'}^[19].
• Black Tortoise's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '玄武'}^[20].
• Black Tortoise's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].
• Black Tortoise's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 현무^[22].
• Black Tortoise's Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ID is recorded as E0063329^[23].
• Black Tortoise's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 玄武^[24].

Body

Geography

Black Tortoise's part of is recorded as Four Symbols^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Chinese constellation^[8] and mythical animal^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Black Tortoise include basalt^[25], a rock type^[26].

Why It Matters

Black Tortoise draws 423 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_constellation category, ranking #5 of 40).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for it include basalt^[25], a rock type^[26].