Astrology and ancient astronomy in the initial stage is difficult to distinguish.Especially in China, until late at night, they were together, so about the origin of astrology, is the origin of the ancient astronomy.

About ten thousand years ago, our country is in the new Stone Age, the source of people's lives is given priority to with hunting and gathering, and at the same time to make the transition to agriculture and animal husbandry.At the beginning of the farming and animal husbandry, can only be based on phenology to hunting and sowing and reaping.Phenology is affected by climate change, however, is difficult to grasp, so often can not adapt to farming, affect production, even nothing.In order to improve the yield, the key lies in the season, people after long-term observation, finally find that the season is in close relation with astrology in astrology to determine the season, this is one of the root causes of astronomy.On the other hand, the ancients regarded day, society and people as a whole, this is the so-called "nature and humanity" concept.Believe that people's behavior to conform to the providence, so before doing one thing, often to predict whether or not a god allows.The ancient prediction method is through various forms of divination, and astrology is born.

Is based on the ancient astronomy and astrology, astrology and calendar as science, and superstition.Just as Engels said: "science is never co-existed and superstition, but it is always intertwined".So, astronomy in China western astronomy.Of astronomy in China should be early, but early age, which was hard really, only in astronomy development to a certain level, is reflected in the archaeology and ancient books., astronomy during the embryonic times in about sixty-seven thousand years ago, this is based on the archaeological findings and the ancient recordation.

The century 70 s, in shandong large hankou cultural sites, send out some pottery and one piece of pottery pieces with sun color decorative pattern.In 1979 jiangsu lianyungang general cliff found a site of the culture,Belong to the dragonMountain culture.On the general cliff engraved with a set of paintings, with the sun and some stars.In other cultural sites, their houses and graves has certain direction.In 1921, the county in henan mud pool of yangshao village found a site of the culture, said yangshao culture, find a variety of tools and has the bones of the carbonized corn grain and livestock, suggesting that the agriculture has reached a certain level.Archaeological discoveries from the above, to prove that in 5000 ^ - 7000 years ago, astronomy green shoots.