Hi everyone! Take a look at my photos from Sheshan [佘山, pronounced "shuh-shan" for those of you unfamiliar with Chinese]. It's a big hill in the southwest part of Shanghai [上海 "shang" rhymes with the English word "bong" y'all] with a huge park, Catholic church, and astronomical observatory.
So here we are on the street, looking up at Sheshan. See the church and the observatory?
Here are a few pictures from the park. Nice walking trails and everything.
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Here's an old Chinese pagoda. |
And the
Catholic church at the top is pretty nice.
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佘山天主教堂 Sheshan Catholic church |
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On the path that goes up to the church, you can see the stations of the cross. |
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And there are a few statues- I guess this one is Mary. |
"A church?" you say. "But I thought Christianity was banned in China!" Yeah... yeah don't believe everything American evangelicals tell you.
Next to the church is an astronomy museum and observatory.
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上海天文博物馆 Shanghai Astronomy Museum |
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Sundial |
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Drawing of a Chinese emperor with a telescope. Text in Chinese, English, and French. The English says, "Emperor Chong-Zhen, from the Ming dynasty, was the first Chinese highest leader to use a telescope." |
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Photo of the moon, with text in Chinese, English, and French. English says, "Full moon photographed at Sheshan on September 4, 1914." |
Turns out this observatory was founded by Jesuit missionaries from France, who brought a lot of scientific knowledge to China.
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Here is a huge telescope and a chair you're not allowed to sit on. |
And here's the view from the top:
Shanghai is full of cool stuff! Come and visit! Our subway system is really great too. ^_^
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