National Astronomical Observatory Xinglong base located at Xinglong County, Hebei Province, the main peak of Yanshan Mountain and Wuling Mountain in the south, the Great Wall to the north, 960 meters above sea level, geographical coordinates of longitude 117 degrees 34.5 minutes, latitude 40 degrees 23 minutes 36 seconds. It belongs to the National Astronomical Observatory optical open laboratory, is the National Astronomical Observatory star and Galaxy astronomical observation base. Base in 1965 first reconnaissance and in 1968 began to put into use. This astronomical quiet good, the transparency of the atmosphere each year 240-260 spectroscopic observations of the night, 100-120 photometric observations of the night. Here from the Beijing agreement 50 kilometers, about 2.5 hours a day (two, Friday is a regular bus), convenient transportation, living facilities are all ready. The current equipment has 9 sets of telescope: 2.16m optical telescope and 1.26m infrared telescope, 100 cm telescope, 60/90 cm Schmidt telescope, and 85 cm reflector telescope, 80 cm reflector telescope, 60 cm reflector telescope, 50 cm telescope and state key items GuoShouJing telescope (large sky area multi object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope). Is the largest optical observation base in the country and even in Asia. General Secretary Jiang Zemin visited the Xinglong Station and the inscription "to explore the mysteries of the universe, the benefit of human society", the astronomer best encouragement and affirmation.