Don't miss the Ancient Observatory in Beijing. It dates from the time of Kublai Khan but was rebuilt during the Ming dynasty. Jesuit missionaries added the instruments on the roof about 400 years ago. The observatory is a block east of the International Hotel and Beijing Railway station or about 2 km east of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. .
The only sundial that I saw on a quick tour was a simple equatorial dial consisting of a stone disk pierced by a metal gnomon. This is deep in the "Forbidden City". It seems that the Emperors were more interested in western mechanical clocks than sundials. Enjoy your trip, Roger Bailey At 08:27 PM 7/7/98 -0700, Tom Kreyche wrote: >I will be visiting Beijing in early August on business and will take a few >extra days for sightseeing. Does anyone know of any museums or sights of >interest related to dialing? > >Thanks, > >Tom Kreyche > >
