A shower of meteors moved very fast across the sky above an ancient Great Wall watchtower in Huairou County of Beijing on the early morning of Nov.19, 2001. A crowd of people gathering there to watch the scene joyfully cheered when passing meteors lit up the sky around 00:40 that morning. The meteor storm, which occurs every 33 years, was the first to be seen in China this century.

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2001年11月19日凌晨，一阵流星雨在北京怀柔县古长城的了望塔上空闪烁而过。当流星雨于当日零点四十分掠过天空时，聚集在那儿的人群都欢呼雀跃起来。这种流星雨每隔33年发生一次，这是本世纪在中国首次看到。