Formally known as C/2023 A3, this ice ball from the outer solar system was first discovered in images taken Jan. 9, 2023, by a telescope operated by Purple Mountain Observatory near Nanjing in ...

It was 1982 and Liu Yan, an astronomer at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, was at his desk responding to a letter about a mysterious light that had briefly appeared in the night sky over ...

His burial site, known as the Xiaoling Tomb, lies on Purple Mountain (Zijin Shan), an impressive national park that’s easily reached by metro (Muxiyuan stop) from Nanjing’s city centre.

According to Chinese TV, Chinese scientists at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing are claiming that they have recorded clear UFO footage while observing total solar eclipse on July 22.

The mausoleum, built in a style combining Chinese and Western architecture, is situated on the south slope of Purple Mountain outside Zhongshan Gate east of downtown Nanjing. Sun Yat-sen ...

next to the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Locals love to walk on the mountain all year round to keep fit, they say. Tourists who climb Cuiping out of curiosity find themselves in a ...

[Photo/nju.gov.cn] The Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), which is located at the foot of Zijin (Purple–Gold) Mountain in Nanjing, contains the tomb of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ...

Centuries of glory and prestige can be found among Nanjing’s modern skyscrapers ... was the southern foothills of Zhongshan, or Purple Mountain,16km east of the city centre.