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--
WENCHANG, CHINA, Radar Seluma.Disway.Id - On January 17th 2024, the Long March-7 Y8, carrying the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, was successfully launched. An increasing number of "space fans" are coming to Wenchang, Hainan Province, the site of CHINA's youngest spaceport, to see the rockets, and the city's space-themed tourism is becoming more and more popular.
The 2,100-year-old town in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is becoming "China's version of Cape Canaveral".
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Tourists watch a rocket launch at Qishui Bay, Longlou Town, Wenchang.
In recent years, Wenchang has been actively exploring the "aerospace +" model to develop tourism. Facilities such as seaside B&Bs and local featured farmhouses have been built in response to the trend, and an aerospace tourism town is now taking shape. When rocket launches and tropical island scenery perfectly combine, the former hometown of overseas Chinese has undergone tremendous changes- transforming into a well-known destination of aerospace coastal tourism in China.
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Wenchang has attracted many young photographers to "chase rockets" whenever there is a launch. In their opinion, this is the closest that ordinary people can get to space. "No matter how many times I watch a rocket launch, I'm always deeply moved to tears" said space photographer and sophomore at Northwest Minzu University Tang Muzhi. He added that he hoped his photos would attract more people's attention and love to space.
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