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based on 40 reviewsOpen Opens at 09:00-17:00(Tickets available until 16:30; admission ends at 16:30)
Recommended sightseeing time:1-2 hour
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Tianwentai Road, Xuanwu District, NanjingMap
Phone025-84347503
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The observatory is located in Zhongshan, Nanjing. It takes a while to climb the mountain. You can also take the cable car for 60 yuan. It will stop at half a mountainside and get off the bus. Tickets are 15 yuan to buy, the attractions are not big, but not bad
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Purple Mountain Observatory is located on the third peak of Zhongshan (Zijin Mountain). It was built in 1934, marking the beginning of modern Chinese astronomy research. In the dome observation room. This is a free telescope for visitors. You can use it to observe the Sun in good weather. In the ancient astronomical instrument display area, there is a celestial sphere with a shape similar to a globe. It is also called ”Huntianyi". The original was destroyed by foreign invadors. The one you see here a copy duplicaed by the Qing government in 1903.
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The observatory is located in Zhongshan, Nanjing. It takes a while to climb the mountain. You can also take the cable car for 60 yuan. It will stop at half a mountainside and get off the bus. Tickets are 15 yuan to buy, the attractions are not big, but not bad
Astronomy lovers must go, if you are not interested in astronomy, you will be disappointed. It will introduce the meteorite museum and many knowledge about astronomy, especially the main building of the Zijinshan Observatory. It is a famous punching place. If you don't want to climb the mountain, you have to take the cable car.
In addition to the need to climb the mountain to the scenic spot, everything is great. The most attractive inside are the meteorite exhibition and the giant astronomical telescope. It is too friendly for astronomy fans and enlightening for children. It is recommended that everyone go and see it.
Take the Zijinshan cableway up the road, stop at the observatory station, and then walk for about 15 minutes, come to the Zijinshan observatory, visit the ancient and modern astronomical instruments and meteorite exhibition, learn a lot of astronomy knowledge, and enjoy the oil painting, it is worth taking the children to visit. After the visit, continue to take the cableway to the top of the mountain, overlooking the beautiful scenery of Nanjing City. Finally take the cableway down, and reach the foot of the mountain in a few minutes.
Astronomy lovers must go, if you are not interested in astronomy, you will be disappointed. It will introduce the meteorite museum and many knowledge about astronomy, especially the main building of the Zijinshan Observatory. It is a famous punching place. If you don't want to climb the mountain, you have to take the cable car.
I brought my baby to climb the mountain on weekends. There are not many people. I bought tickets to visit. The children like it very much and are full of curiosity.