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Ancient Observatory

The observatory, built in 1442, has been open to the public since 1983.

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Ancient Observatory
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Why go

Ancient star maps and instruments to watch stars can be seen here. Displays on the history of Chinese astronomy, and several large astronomical instruments set on top of an old watchtower of the city walls.

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