Wenchang, Hainan Takes Flight as the Visionary "City of the Future" Igniting a Thriving Aerospace Industry
B&Bs along the coast of Qishui Bay, Longlou Town, Wenchang, where people can watch a rocket launch on the balcony of their accommodation or on the beach. Photo credit: Guo Cheng, Xinhua News Agency--
Zhang Zuoxing, also a photography enthusiast, wanted to share this mind-blowing experience to more people and set up "Walking at 20", a youth travel organization, after graduating from university in 2020 with his friends. They aim at providing immersive trips and social opportunities for young people. The "Wenchang Rocket Chasing Tour" has become the company's best product. Watching rockets in the gentle sea breeze has become a must experience for many tourists in Wenchang.
According to Ye Sheng, in charge of Longlou Town, Wencheng, which has a population of only 27,000, it transpires that they have received more than 1.5 million tourists in the past two years because of the aerospace industry. Over 9,000 jobs have been created, and the aerospace tourism industry has achieved an increase in annual income of 15 percent. Local people have benefited greatly as more and more aerospace-themed cultural and tourism activities are being held there. Their door to the outside world has been truly opened, bringing in new knowledge and understandings.
"During important holidays and launches, we are always fully booked." said You Zhuo, who runs the Wenchang Ruoyuan Yuanshe B&B. Take an example of the launch of the "Wentian" laboratory cabin module in July 2022, this single event brought more than 200,000 tourists to Longlou Town, creating a boom in demand for hotels, B&Bs, restaurants, and other related services. Some hotels even achieved record revenues of more than one million yuan in a single day.
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Thanks to the aerospace industry, a very distinctive tourism sector has been developing in full swing, supporting the businesses of local B&Bs, farmhouse stays, leisure fisheries, sightseeing industries, science tours, and other touristic offers. At the same time, aerospace communities, aerospace schools, aerospace markets, and other supporting facilities have been gradually improved as well.
Rocket launches have not only brought a "tourism craze" to Wenchang and improved the living standards of local residents, but also driven the transformation of the city's industrial system.
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