Traditional spring plowing begins in Xizang
The Dapu Astronomical Observation Station in Mozhugongka County, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, is the only astronomical and calendrical observation site still in use locally. The platform consists of a “sunlight-aperture” building and a “sunlight-measuring” stone. When sunlight passes through the aperture in the roof and shines onto the stone, forming a straight line between … Read more