CNN visited Wenchang, on Hainan’s northeast coast, to experience the thrill firsthand ahead of the May 3 launch of the Chang’e-6 probe, which aims to explore the far side of the moon in its 53-day mission. Hainan, a Chinese island that’s geographically closer to Hanoi than Beijing, is known as the Hawaii of China due to its sandy beaches and temperate weather. But there’s another reason tourists from around China are flocking to Hainan these days:space. The city of Wenchang is home to a rocket launch center – and a tourist industry that caters to a growing interest in space-related tourism.
lørdag 4. mai 2024
‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission and space program
The city of Wenchang is home to a rocket launch center – and a tourist industry that caters to a growing interest in space-related tourism. China has made no secret of its desire to develop tourism here, drawing inspiration from Florida’s Cape Canaveral – the launchpad for many famous NASA space missions.
CNN visited Wenchang, on Hainan’s northeast coast, to experience the thrill firsthand ahead of the May 3 launch of the Chang’e-6 probe, which aims to explore the far side of the moon in its 53-day mission. Hainan, a Chinese island that’s geographically closer to Hanoi than Beijing, is known as the Hawaii of China due to its sandy beaches and temperate weather. But there’s another reason tourists from around China are flocking to Hainan these days:space. The city of Wenchang is home to a rocket launch center – and a tourist industry that caters to a growing interest in space-related tourism.
CNN visited Wenchang, on Hainan’s northeast coast, to experience the thrill firsthand ahead of the May 3 launch of the Chang’e-6 probe, which aims to explore the far side of the moon in its 53-day mission. Hainan, a Chinese island that’s geographically closer to Hanoi than Beijing, is known as the Hawaii of China due to its sandy beaches and temperate weather. But there’s another reason tourists from around China are flocking to Hainan these days:space. The city of Wenchang is home to a rocket launch center – and a tourist industry that caters to a growing interest in space-related tourism.
