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Former Gritty Oil Town Now Explores Glittering Cosmos - China

Students on a summer study tour learn astronomical knowledge at the Lenghu Lab in Lenghu Town, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 29, 2025. Photo by Zhang Long/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Gritty Oil Town Now Explores Glittering Cosmos - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 29, 2025 shows the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST)jointly developed by the University of Science and Technology of China and the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Lenghu Town, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Photo by Zhang Long/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Gritty Oil Town Now Explores Glittering Cosmos - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST)jointly developed by the University of Science and Technology of China and the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Lenghu Town, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Photo by Zhang Long/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-QINGHAI-QAIDAM BASIN-LANDSCAPE (CN)

(240423) -- HAIXI, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 21, 2024 shows a view of Heidu Mountain in Lenghu Town in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province. The Qaidam Basin in northwest China is home to a unique landscape which consists of salt lakes, the Gobi desert and the wind-eroded rocks known as yardang. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-QAIDAM BASIN-LANDSCAPE (CN)

(240423) -- HAIXI, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 20, 2024 shows a view of Serteng Mountain in Lenghu Town in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province. The Qaidam Basin in northwest China is home to a unique landscape which consists of salt lakes, the Gobi desert and the wind-eroded rocks known as yardang. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-QAIDAM BASIN-LANDSCAPE (CN)

(240423) -- HAIXI, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 21, 2024 shows the Mars-themed educational facility called "Mars Camp" in Lenghu Town in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province. The Qaidam Basin in northwest China is home to a unique landscape which consists of salt lakes, the Gobi desert and the wind-eroded rocks known as yardang. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-QAIDAM BASIN-LANDSCAPE (CN)

(240423) -- HAIXI, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 21, 2024 shows yardang rocks in Lenghu Town in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province. The Qaidam Basin in northwest China is home to a unique landscape which consists of salt lakes, the Gobi desert and the wind-eroded rocks known as yardang. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

STORY: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world" DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Lenghu site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG LICAI, Researcher, National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. various of AIMS 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG DONGGUANG, Chief engineer, CAS's Huairou Solar Observing Station of National Astronomical Observatories STORYLINE: Lenghu, on the north side of China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, enjoys the advantages of clear night skies, stable atmospheric conditions, and a dry climate, making it one of the world's best astronomical observatory sites. Construction of the Lenghu site started in 2018. Upon its completion, it will house at least nine optical astronomical telescope projects including some 30 telescopes, with an investment of nearly 2 billion yuan (about 289 million U.S. dollars). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG LICAI, Researcher, National Astronomical Ob

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Xinhua Headlines: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

(230510) -- XINING, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows a part of the Lenghu observatory site on Serteng Mountain in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Gu Ling)

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Xinhua Headlines: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

(230510) -- XINING, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 8, 2023 shows a winding mountain road leading to the Lenghu observatory site in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Chen Jie)

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Xinhua Headlines: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

(230510) -- XINING, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows a part of the Lenghu observatory site on Serteng Mountain in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Gu Ling)

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Xinhua Headlines: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

(230510) -- XINING, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows an astronomical telescope project of the Lenghu observatory site under construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Chen Jie)

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Xinhua Headlines: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

(230510) -- XINING, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 8, 2023 shows a part of the Lenghu observatory site in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Chen Jie)

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Xinhua Headlines: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

(230510) -- XINING, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 8, 2023 shows a part of the Lenghu observatory site in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Chen Jie)

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Xinhua Headlines: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

(230510) -- XINING, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 8, 2023 with a mobile phone shows Wang Dongguang, chief engineer of CAS's Huairou Solar Observing Station of National Astronomical Observatories, working inside a dome of the Lenghu observatory site in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Gu Ling)

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China makes progress in accurate measurement of solar magnetic field

STORY: China makes progress in accurate measurement of solar magnetic field DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of astronomy observation site 2. STANDUP (English): BAIMA YANGCUO, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG DONGGUANG, Chief engineer of Huairou Solar Observing Station of the National Astronomical Observatories (NAO) 4. various of AIMS STORYLINE: China has made a leap in the infrared system for the Accurate Measurement of Solar Magnetic Field (AIMS), which is the first astronomical telescope working in the mid-infrared wavelength worldwide. The 8-10 micrometers Imaging Terminal System of AIMS has arrived in Lenghu, where China is building a world-class astronomy observation site. As the docking and debugging work of the Imaging Terminal System has begun, the trial observation will be conducted in the near future. STANDUP (English): BAIMA YANGCUO, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now standing on the Saishiteng M