Sheshan Observatory

It was built by French Jesuits around 1899 and is one of the oldest astronomical observatory in China (it also hosts one of China's oldest astronomical telescopes).^[1]

The observatory was nationalised in the 1950s.^[2]: 51

In 1962, Sheshan Observatory was merged with Xujiahui Observatory and was renamed the Sheshan Station of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory.^[1]

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  Signs in Chinese and English, near the entrance.
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  A blink comparator, with explanations in Chinese, English and French.

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31°05′35″N 121°11′35″E / 31.093°N 121.193°E / 31.093; 121.193

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