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An aerial view of Songjiang district. [Photo from WeChat: sheshanlvyou] |
Recently, the State Council included Shanghai Songjiang district into model districts and regions to highlight the great progress it made in promoting the structural reform of the supply front, creativity, and social welfare sectors, and will give funds as favor for their important projects.
Yet, beyond all of these, there are more to explore in this district known for its modernity, history and landscapes. Here is a brief about Songjiang district.
Songjiang district, situated southwest of downtown Shanghai, is home to Asia’s top telescope.
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Towering over Shanghai Sheshan Observatory Workstation, Songjiang district, the Shanghai 65m Radio Telescope, or Tianma, is one of the world’s biggest and most powerful telescopes. Covering an area the size of eight basketball fields, the giant facility is powerful enough to observe celestial bodies more than 10 billion light years away. [Photo from WeChat: sheshanlvyou] |