Ancient Observatory (Guguanxiangtai) Beijing

2 Dongbiaobei Hutong, Beijing , China
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    Attraction Type:

    Historic site, Observatory/planetarium

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    Seeing Things Slowly

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    Beijing is a city that could fill years of exploration. With four full days here, we had to prioritize and choose where we would spend our time. Early on in the planning, I created a list with the thought pattern that I have to see A, B and C because I might never visit Beijing again. It became clear that the …

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    Back in Beijing

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    ... dishes adding to the enjoyment of the meal rather than detracting. Next day I collect my passport and wander over to Beijing Ancient Observatory. This must be one of the oldest observatories in the world, built in 1440, and home to several very old ...

  • 2

    Out and about

    ... and it feels like they've been punched repeatedly. Ouch. Despite the legs I made my way, rather proudly to the ancient observatory (the Chinese having a rich history in astronomy) and was pleased to have made it (especially considering my none ...

  • 3

    Days 45-56

    ... of Beijing and it is still undiscovered by most of the tourists. On my way back to the underground station I stopped at the Ancient Observatory, an old building that was once located at the edge of the wall. It was used as an observatory for more ...

  • 4

    tastes like chicken

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    ... dinner we were all ready to get back to our rooms, cool off and get some much needed sleep. Tomorrow we will go see an ancient observatory just down the street and then its off to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. Another hot day in store…… ...

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    The Forbidden City and Ancient Observatory

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    ... Halls of Chinese antiquities went on and on and on. At the Ancient Observatory there were incredible collection of devises for measuring the movements of ...

  • 6

    beijing

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    ... around for a bit & bought dvd's from a guy outside for $1.  On the way back we went to the Ancient Observatory.  The instruments were built upon demand from Kubai Khan but were controlled by different groups throughout the years.  ...

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    Back to Beijing

    ... when you don't know which streets are one way is a lot of walking......maybe a couple miles......I had him take me to the ancient observatory, which was closed by the time I got there but I got good photos of the roof where you could clearly see the ...

  • 8

    Beijing Bonanza

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    ... A shorted day today, we started with booking our train to Tianjin (which took all of 2 minutes). We then wondered over to the Ancient Observatory but it was closed. We then went to the Ming City Walls Ruins Park which was pretty cool (Not the same as ...

  • 9

    Last day in Bejing

    ... have to get by with a short blog today so please forgive me. What a packed day. We started off walking a few blocks away to an ancient observatory. At 94 degrees at 8:30am...it was going to be a long day. After this we started the drive to the Ming Tombs ...

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    Seeing Things Slowly

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    ... that turns to the left and spin it so that all worries are set aside.   What a great concept. As we approach the Ancient Observatory, we see the original wall that was built around Beijing in the period of 1406-1420, in the same period as the ...