老人星在中国古代被视为一颗吉祥的星,它的出现象征着国泰民安、天下太平。历代史料中有很多关于老人星的记载,《辽史》和《金史》中也分别有五条和一条关于老人星的记载。无论是史书记载,还是skymap软件计算,在今天的北京以北地区并不能观测到老人星。《辽史》、《金史》中的“老人星见”全都不是实际观测记录,是辽、金两朝司天监(台)官员出于某种政治目的虚构出的祥瑞。 Old man star in ancient China was regarded as a auspicious star, its appearance symbolizes peace and prosperity, peace and harmony. There are many records about Old Man Star in the historical materials of the ancient times. There are also five articles in the Liao History and Golden History respectively, and a record about the old man star. Whether recorded in historical records or calculated by skymap software, the elderly star can not be observed in today’s north of Beijing. The “old man’s star see” in “Liao history” and “Golden history” are all not actual observational records and are the auspicious falsified by officials of the Tian officials in the Liao and Jin dynasties for some political purpose.