Our 2008 China Eclipse Trip - Page 16

Purple Mountain Observatory

Bernice and I spent the day here visiting the Observatory in 1985. It is a branch of the Chinese National Academy of Sciences. Paul gave a lecture here for them. The Nanjing Branch of the Chinese National Academy of Sciences was our hosts while we were in Nanjing and they took very good care of us. They provided us with a guide and a car and showed us around the city. We appreciated them very much. They put us on a train for Shanghai and notified the Shanghai Branch to meet and take care of us when we arrived. We will tour the observatory again.