Xie Tianlei is a primary school student from a village in Changsha, Hunan. he is young, he knows a lot aboutastronomy(天文学). "I'm very(interest) in astronomy. I want to be an astronomer when I grow up," Xie said on a local TV show late last year. "It is amazing that there are many stars with lots of(mystery) in the sky for us to explain." Touched by the boy'sdesire(渴望) for knowledge, the TV show's production team decided(invite) some people to work together to build anobservatory(天文台) in the village.
Wang Qiu'an, adesigner(设计师), designed the observatory for free. "It's my honor to do something for village children," he said. Many local people and the local government helped a lot the building of the observatory.
On January 3, 2022, the observatory (open). Because of it, Xie and many children in his village have realized their dream of (enjoy) the night stars by getting closer to space. Some professional astronomers have come to the observatory more than 10 times to talk with the children and help (they) observe space.
The observatory has also attracted(吸引) around 300, 000 (visit). The local government plans to do more to attract more people to experience the (beautiful) of the village and the night sky.
