Beijing, China
Jianguomen, Dongcheng District
Explore surviving Qing astronomical instruments on a historic observing terrace. Bronze rings, arcs and globes reveal how angles and celestial coordinates were measured before optical telescopes became standard.
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Preserved machinery, industrial structures and clearly identified reconstructions associated with this place.
Topic illustration · Beijing equatorial armilla Surviving Qing bronze astronomical instrument
Historic observing terrace
The official site guide identifies this instrument on the historic terrace. Later repairs and replacement parts should not be treated as original seventeenth- or eighteenth-century material.
Topic illustration · Beijing ecliptic armilla Surviving Qing bronze astronomical instrument
Historic observing terrace
The official site guide identifies this instrument on the historic terrace. Later repairs and replacement parts should not be treated as original seventeenth- or eighteenth-century material.
Topic illustration · Beijing astronomical sextant Surviving Qing bronze astronomical instrument
Historic observing terrace
The official site guide identifies this instrument on the historic terrace. Later repairs and replacement parts should not be treated as original seventeenth- or eighteenth-century material.
Topic illustration · Beijing bronze celestial globe Surviving Qing bronze astronomical instrument
Historic observing terrace
The official site guide identifies this instrument on the historic terrace. Later repairs and replacement parts should not be treated as original seventeenth- or eighteenth-century material.
Topic illustration · Jiheng Fuchen armillary sphere Surviving Qing bronze astronomical instrument
Historic observing terrace
The official site guide identifies this instrument on the historic terrace. Later repairs and replacement parts should not be treated as original seventeenth- or eighteenth-century material.
