该台为至元十三年（1276年）郭守敬、王询等人奉救所建，是当时全国修建的27个天文观测站之一。
It was built in the 13th year of the Emperor Zhiyuan ( AD 1276 ) ， ( in the Yuan ) by Guo Shou-jing and Wang Xun as directed by the emperor , and was among the 27 astronomi-cal observatories in the country at that time .
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