Beijing Astronomical Observatory#Xinglong

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Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) is an observatory in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It was founded in 1958 and is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The observatory comprises 5 observing stations. The principal observing site for optical and infrared is Xinglong Station in Xinglong County, Chengde, Hebei Province, which is around 150 kilometres northeast of Beijing.{{Cite web |url=http://www.astronomyca.com/b/beijing-astronomical-observatory.htm |title=Beijing Astronomical Observatory |access-date=2015-01-13 |archive-date=2012-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225172250/http://www.astronomyca.com/b/beijing-astronomical-observatory.htm |url-status=dead }}