Observatory in China has experienced what evolution

China is a large country in astronomical research, and to study astronomy observatory, according to legend in xia dynasty have observatory, then called the qing, and to the shang dynasty to a fetish, gv 10 instead of to the zhou dynasty."Son of heaven have gv 10 to view astronomical...Governors low, can not view astronomical, no gv 10 ".Observatory is exclusive Yu Tianzi, ancient Chinese emperors thought they were on tianzhijiaozai, ordered tian-lai yu to rule the world, only they didn't have the right to know the will of god.Emperor by observatory that their own fate and the fate of the country.

Early gv 10 not only for astronomical observation, or sacrifice and the new moon to new moon ceremony.Later, along with the astronomical work and increasing the ritual activities, the gv 10 as a place for specially for astronomical observation, and the sacrifice and the altar and the temple hall to new moon is in the club.

Earliest observatory site in today's henan yanshi county, is in the eastern han dynasty in yuanyuan (56 years).The gv 10 at the time under seeks to jurisdiction, has an all gv 10 cheng presided over Taiwan's work.All units with a total of 42 workers, of which 14 people responsible for stargazing, two people responsible for the observation of the sun, others are respectively responsible for the law to the wind, gas, regarding shadow and clock were observed and measured.From the observatory is a complete management and organization, establish the full official observatory model had a great effect.After the han dynasty, dynasties have observatory, its size and staffing more grand, management and organization more complete, become astronomical observations and the calendar of important places.