Farmer builds astronomical observatory at home

By Palden Nyima in Lhasa and Liu Kun in Wuhan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-11-30 20:05
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Wu Shiying, a 71-year-old farmer from Central China's Hubei province, has spent many years building an astronomical observatory in his own home. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Wu has traveled to more than 30 Chinese provinces and regions to find the best locations to observe eclipses and constellations, and learned from others by attending space-related workshops in different places.

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