The Botai, anciently known as Shangqiu, folk called Mars Platform and Vulcan Platform, is located 3 miles southwest of Shangqiu Ancient City, Xiangyang District, Shangqiu City, Henan Province. It is a stargazing platform site that has been more than 4,500 years ago. It is the earliest stargazing platform in China. It is a rare material for studying the history of Chinese astronomical development. Materials have extremely high scientific value.

Vulcano platform is located1.5 kilometers southwest of Shangqiu Ancient City, Xiangyang District, Shangqiu City, Henan Province. It is the site of the stargazing platform more than 4,000 years ago. It is more than 2,200 years earlier than the Lingtai built by the East Han astronomer Zhang Heng in Luoyang. It is the earliest stargazing platform in China. The Vulcan platform is like a tomb. The Vulcan platform has a temple of the Bo, the temple, the worship hall, the bell and drum tower, etc. There are theater buildings, the Dazen Gate and other buildings. The Vulcan platform places a good wish of the ancient Han working people to avoid evil, avoid disaster and pray for blessings. According to the history books and Han folklore, in ancient times, the son of the emperor was in the business for the fire, one is to manage the fire, the other is to sacrifice Mars and observe the operation of Mars. If the star of the year appears in the sky, it is called "single squall", and it appears in the afternoon, called "squall squall". It is morning, and the year of the year is the first, so "single squall" and "squall squall" are more interesting. For a long time, the fire Zhengqi of observing the relationship between Mars and the star of the sky and the location is called "squall squall". After Che died, people buried him on the high ground of Mars, known as the Bode, the Martian or the Vulcan.

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阏伯台，古称商丘，民间称火星台、火神台，位于河南商丘市睢阳区商丘古城西南3里处，是距今4500多年的观星台遗址，为中国现存年代最早的观星台。阏伯台，为黄帝曾孙帝喾之子阏伯所建，阏伯一生不辞劳苦造福于百姓，人们非常敬仰，将其喻为“火神”，故此台又叫“火神台”。 阏伯死后，人们就按其遗愿葬于台下，因其封号为“商”，此台又被称为“商丘”。阏伯台毗邻燧皇陵，形如墓状，高35米，周长270米，为圆形夯土筑成。台上有阏伯庙，又称阏伯祠，金代被毁，现存为元代建筑，明清经过几次修葺。建筑风格低调简朴与鹿邑“老君台”几近相似。

又名火星台，燧人氏钻木取火地是火的发源地！值得一看