Aside from shamelessly stealing Chinese cultures, what you people are capable of ? Before were and now you gov just copying Chinese reform policies, dumb. Your little Vietnamese brains could never came up something as sophisticated, deep and grandiose as this:
"From the photographer: “The Purple Forbidden City is a name with significance on ancient Chinese astronomy. Purple refers to the North Star (appears in the center of startrails) which in ancient China was called the Ziwei Star, and in traditional
Chinese astrology was the heavenly abode of the Celestial Emperor. The surrounding celestial region, the
Purple Forbidden Enclosure was the realm of the Celestial Emperor and his family. "
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2009 June 19
Dunhuang Star Atlas
Credit and Copyright: J.-M. Bonnet-Bidaud (
CEA, Saclay), F. Praderie (Obs. Paris) S. Whitfield (British Library)
Explanation: This ancient Chinese map of planet Earth's northern sky is part of the Dunhuang Star Atlas, one of the most impressive documents in the
history of astronomy. The oldest complete star atlas known, it dates to the years 649 to 684, discovered at the
Silk Road town of Dunhuang in 1907.
A recent analysis that examines the accuracy and projections used to make it notes the atlas marks positions of over 1,300 stars and outlines 257 Chinese
star groups or asterisms. The star positions in the hand drawn atlas were found to be accurate to within a few degrees. In this example showing the north polar region, a very recognizable
Big Dipper, part of the modern constellation Ursa Major, lies along the bottom of the chart. An additional 12 charts depicting equatorial regions in 30 degree sections also includes a group resembling the modern constellation
Orion. The
atlas is on display at the British Library in London to celebrate the
International Year of Astronomy.
A photo sequence is resulted in a long exposure image of stars trails around the north celestial pole, revealing the passage of time above the Purple Forbidden City in Beijing, China. A World Heritage Site today, it served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and po
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