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Purple Mountain Observatory

Located on the third peak of Purple Moun­tain in the eastern suburb of Nanjing, Purple Mountain Observatory was completed in September 1934 as the first modern astro­nomical research institution built by China independently. During its long-term work of astronomical observation, the observatory has discovered a large number of planetoids, of which 100 have received their official se­rial number and the right to be named from the Minor Planet Center.