1. Responsibilities and functions: The Meteorological Bureau is a government agency responsible for organizing and managing meteorological work, formulating and implementing meteorological laws, regulations and policies, and providing meteorological services. Meteorological Observatory is a meteorological service organization, which is mainly responsible for providing meteorological forecast, early warning and meteorological services, including weather forecast, climate forecast, meteorological observation and meteorological research.

2. Organizational structure: The Meteorological Bureau is a complete government agency, including administrative departments, business departments and directly affiliated units, responsible for meteorological work throughout the country. The Meteorological Observatory is an independent meteorological service organization, which is subordinate to the Meteorological Bureau or universities and provides specific weather forecast and meteorological services.