Embracing the Stars

An important ecological barrier in northwestern China,Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region boasts an average of nearly 300 days of good weather a year and is considered one of the best stargazing places in China.

Young Chinese photographer Dong Shuchang won the title of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich,England,two consecutive times with images captured in Ningxia,which attracted many stargazing enthusiasts to the region.Drawn by the beauty of the starry sky,they feel the vastness of the universe in nature,probe the mysteries of astronomy,and find a habitat for the body and mind to settle while watching the starry sky.