The process of partial solar eclipse captured in Yingchuan, a city in NW China in the morning of March 19. People can see this astronomical phenomenon in some parts of our country. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

 

  

    NANJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Many parts of China experienced a partial solar eclipse on Monday morning, lasting around one and a half hours, according to the China National Astronomical Observatory.

    In Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, the partial eclipse occurred from 9:25 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday, in which the moon covered about 20 percent of the sun, according to Wang Sichao, researcher with Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

    Sky gazers in northeastern Jilin, central Henan, eastern Shandong Provinces and northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region also witnessed the partial eclipse.