Xinglong Station (NAOC)
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Xinglong Station is an observatory (IAU code 327) situated south of the main peak of the Yanshan mountains in China. Installed are seven telescopes: a Mark-III photoelectric astrolabe; a 60-cm reflector; a Schmidt telescope; an 85-cm reflector; a 60/90-cm; an 1.26-m infrared telescope; and a 2.16-m telescope. It is a popular tourist site.