This is a small town that looks very inconspicuous and even a little remote from the map-this place called Tian Quan Lake is located in the hilly area at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui, 38 kilometers southwest of Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province. If you drive to this place from the center of Nanjing, it will take nearly 2 hours by car.
Why is it located in Tieshan Temple-Tian Quan Lake area? This is because it has beautiful scenery and good ecological environment. The ancient geological movement formed a special landform with a flat top and steep slope in Happy Valley. There are hundreds of acres of flat land on the top of the mountain, and the surrounding vision is wide. At the foot of the mountain is Tianquan Lake, the largest mountain lake in Jiangsu. There are no residential areas and industrial facilities around it. Therefore, it has an ideal nightglow condition. Yangxin Tieshan Temple, Yangxing Tianquan Lake. Liang Sanyuan, secretary of Xuyi County Party Committee, said that in recent years, Xuyi relies on the Xuyi Observatory of Purple Mountain Observatory to promote the integrated development of "astronomy+tourism", attracting a large number of astronomy enthusiasts and tourists at home and abroad every year.
The convening of China Tian Quan Lake Astronomy Forum can promote the linkage between scientific research institutions and local governments, encourage more experts in the field of astronomy at home and abroad to carry out more extensive exchanges and cooperation, collide with the sparks of ideas, challenge the most cutting-edge scientific issues, jointly promote the innovative development of astronomical science communication and enhance fair scientific literacy. Dr. Shi Shuo, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the National Astronomical Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences, expressed the hope that the Tian Quan Lake Astronomical Forum will not only shoulder the mission of exploring the unknown and improving the public's scientific literacy, but also play a role in building a brand and promoting local economic and social development.