The belief and worship of the Big Dipper has existed for centuries and appeared in many different cultures due to the influence of Han culture. This is due to the popularity of Taoism as a religion. Due to the rise of Taoism, the cult of the Big Dipper star group flourished among the people. However, with the fall of Taoism due to modernization and the impact of foreign religions such as Buddhism, Christianity and other religions, there has been a significant decadence in star worship. In this essay, I intend to find out how the cult of the Big Dipper originated and the influence it created among different cultures in China. The Big Dipper is a group of 7 stars located near the North Star (Polaris). ). It is composed of Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and the Alkaid. It has a particular shape which resembles the plow, or the butcher's cleaver, as the English called it. When we look at a clear sky, the Big Dipper will appear like in this image. The Big Dipper This group of stars is symbolic in many cultures. In Mongolian culture, they are called the Seven Gods. In Taoism, the Big Dipper is extremely important and many myths and legends derive from this group of stars. If one has read Condor Heroes by Jin Yong, the QuanZhen sect has a special martial arts series in which seven Taoists form the shape of the Big Dipper and fight using this formation. It is called 北斗七星阵, which represents the seven stars of the Ursa Major formation. Origins These seven stars were also noticed by ancient Chinese astronomers. They gave them names such as 天枢 Tian Shu 天璇 Tian Xuan 天玑 Tian Ji 天权 Tian Quan 玉衡 Yu Heng 开阳 Kai Yang 摇光 Yao Guang. This is first see...... middle of article ...... not solely built on the philosophy of Lao Zi philosophical Taoism. Thus, he failed in his fight against Buddhism or other Chinese philosophies such as Confucianism and Mencius. Buddhism, in turn, cooperated with Confucianism and absorbed much of its theory to gain the upper hand over the people. Thus, Taoism lost its battle. Thus, over time, the worship of the stars or the Big Dipper is only retained in certain rituals such as funeral rituals.The belief in the Big Dipper in cultures not under the influence of Han cultureDuring my lesson on 民间文学 (Chinese folk literature), my teacher once told me about the origins of the Mongolian belief of the Big Dipper. It was once said that there were six brothers in Mongolia. They were adults and had to leave the family to pursue their careers or have future projects. Before separating, they