China begins construction of planetarium at ‘roof of the world’ in Tibet

The planetarium, scheduled to be completed in 2024, is expected to receive over 100,000 visitors annually.

Beijing: China has begun building a planetarium at the world’s most elevated height in Tibet for investigation of the universe at the “top of the world”, the authority media provided details regarding Monday.

The planetarium, planned to be finished in 2024, is supposed to yearly get more than 100,000 guests.

China means to open a window for investigation of the universe at the “top of the world,” the authority media here revealed.

Tibet is generally open to Chinese vacationers and outsiders with extraordinary consent.

The planetarium will have the locale’s biggest optical cosmic telescope, with a one-meter-breadth focal point and become a significant provincial base for galactic exploration and public science instruction, the Science and Technology Department of Tibet said.