The Qintianjian (simplified Chinese: 钦天监; traditional Chinese: 欽天監; pinyin: Qīntiānjiàn; lit. 'Bureau for Revering Heaven'), commonly translated as the Imperial Astronomical Bureau or Directorate of Astronomy, was the official institution of the Chinese imperial state responsible for astronomical observation, calendar production, timekeeping, and the interpretation of celestial and cosmological phenomena on behalf of the emperor.
The Qintianjian (simplified Chinese: 钦天监; traditional Chinese: 欽天監; pinyin: Qīntiānjiàn; lit. 'Bureau for Revering Heaven'), commonly translated as the Imperial Astronomical Bureau or Directorate of Astronomy, was the official institution of the Chinese imperial state responsible for astronomical observation, calendar production, timekeeping, and the interpretation of celestial and cosmological phenomena on behalf of the emperor.
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