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Microwaves have long wavelengths, so it is relatively easy to manufacture large-sized microwave photonic crystals, enabling researchers to observe and measure phenomena such as topological boundary states. Nevertheless, the quality factors (QFs) of most resonators composed of traditional materials in the microwave region are relatively low, leading to topological edge states with high decay rates. In this study, we present a one-dimensional topological photonic crystal in the microwave region based on coupled superconducting resonators. 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