Hainan Wenchang relies on the launch base to cultivate tourism.
Binhai Aerospace City has risen popular science tours (with cultural plastic tourism and tourism with tourism).
The picture shows tourists at the ** rocket launch. Photo courtesy of Wenchang Rong ** Center.
Core Reading. China's Wenchang Cosmodrome is the youngest space launch site in China and the first open coastal space launch base. With the rapid development of China's aerospace industry, this small coastal city has attracted more and more "rocket chasers", and the aerospace science theme tourism has been continuously improved. People come here, ** rocket launch, learn about aerospace breeding, aerospace supercomputing, and feel the sea of stars in China's aerospace in the coconut wind and sea charm.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition! ”
At 22:27 on January 17, the Long March 7 Yao-8 carrier rocket carried the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft and lifted off at 22:27 on January 17. The rocket soared into the sky and attracted the attention of thousands of people. On the beach, on the streets, and on the upstairs of houses, aerospace enthusiasts press the shutter to record unforgettable moments.
China's Wenchang Cosmodrome is the youngest space launch site in China and the first open coastal space launch base. Relying on the space launch base, Wenchang City develops aerospace-themed tourism and promotes the in-depth integration of "aerospace +" and "tourism +".
The small coastal town attracts "rocket chasers".
When the countdown to the rocket launch sounded, on the Wenchang Tongguling Observation Deck, people held binoculars and cameras, unconsciously holding their breath. A few seconds after the rocket lifted off, the roar of the ignition launch was delayed, and cheers and screams rang out for a while. "My whole family made a special trip from Jiangsu to drive over, and I was very excited the moment the rocket took off. Mr. Chen, a tourist, said.
Wenchang City is located in the northeast corner of Hainan Island, facing the sea on three sides. The Wenchang cosmodrome is closer to the equator than other launch sites, and the carrying capacity of the rocket is higher under the same conditions. The launch site is built on the outskirts of Longlou Town, tourists arrive in Haikou City by plane, transfer to Wenchang City by high-speed rail, and then drive more than 20 kilometers to arrive, with convenient transportation.
The four seasons are warm, the coconut shadow is swaying, the sun and the sand beach attract tourists from all over the world, and also attract a large number of "rocket chasers".
As one of the 13 key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port, Wenchang International Space City is accelerating the linkage development of the "three zones" of the launch area, high-tech zone and tourism area of the space city, and accelerating the cultivation of the "three chains" of rocket chain, satellite chain and data chain industrial isomorphism. Nowadays, "space tourism" has become a popular local tourism project.
Zhang Zuoxing, the head of a youth travel organization, said, "The Wenchang 'Rocket Chasing' route is very popular, and the tourists who participate cover multiple age groups. We have organized 11 events with more than 300 participants. ”
Sightseeing tours enhance the taste of science and technology.
At half past 10 o'clock in the morning, Ms. Zhang, a tourist, took her daughter to the gate of the Hainan International Commercial Space Launch Site to participate in the newly launched "Aerospace Construction Tour".
The bus drove all the way to the No. 1 launch station that had been built, and in the distance was the No. 2 launch station under construction. "As China's first commercial space launch site to start construction, the Hainan International Commercial Space Launch Site plans to achieve regular launches this year. At present, the planning capacity of the No. 1 and No. 2 launch stations is 16 launches per year. The narrator introduced.
Afterwards, visitors went to the space exploration base to see the 1 1 model of the Long March 8 Yao-2 launch vehicle on display, and they could also have a space VR experience. After the normalized launch is realized in the future, there will also be a visiting platform at the launch site, including an ordinary viewing area and a professional photography area, so that visitors can get close to the whole process of rocket launch.
In the past, the development of aerospace tourism in Wenchang City was more to provide observation points and supporting facilities such as homestays and farmhouses. In the future, the launch site will achieve high-density launches in the new commercial space mode, and rocket launches may be carried out every month or week. We are exploring a new tourism model that is deeply integrated with aerospace science popularization. Fan Nanhong, director of the Hainan International Commercial Space Launch Brand Publicity Center, said.
Tourism is tidal, and the tourist season in Wenchang City coincides with the rocket launch period. "As a high-tech tourism, space tourism needs to give full play to the advantages of substitutability and low replicability to make up for the disadvantages of strong tidal nature. Wei Bo, deputy mayor of Wenchang City, said that Wenchang City will develop space tourism to develop "space +" tourism, and strive to let tourists from "watching the lively" to "watching the doorway".
At the Hainan Aerospace Engineering Breeding R&D Center, engineer Yao Tong is introducing aerospace fruits and vegetables to middle school students from Beijing. The center selected 37 varieties of fruits, vegetables and flowers from 128 space introduction experiments for cultivation and planting, and opened them to the public.
In the Wenchang Aerospace Supercomputing Center, a national industrial tourism demonstration base, the digital exhibition hall cluster has been put into trial operation a few days ago to create an online and offline "digital exhibition hall cluster" focusing on aerospace supercomputing. "Wenchang aerospace tourism is not only a sightseeing tour, but also full of scientific and technological content. Ye Shiyang, chairman of Wenchang Aerospace Supercomputer Intelligent Management, said.
According to the relevant person in charge of Wenchang City, next, Wenchang City will focus on aerospace tourism, focusing on Wenchang Aerospace Launch Site, integrating the surrounding resources of Longlou Town, and building aerospace-themed tourism routes. Through the integrated design of "aerospace +", we will create a new business card of Wenchang tourism integrating sightseeing, tourism, popular science, entertainment, catering and accommodation.
From the space boom to the all-for-one tourism boom.
The room is full, so remember to make an appointment in advance next time. "In the seaside village of Longlou Town, Zhu Ying, the owner of the homestay, explained to tourists.
During rocket launches, such a scene is the norm in Wenchang City. In the past two years, Longlou Town, with a permanent population of less than 30,000, has received more than 1.5 million tourists. Since 2016, the number of hotels in Longlou Town has increased from 5 to more than 50, and the number of hotels has increased from 230 to more than 900. GDP in 10 years from 58.9 billion yuan increased to more than 4 billion yuan.
The construction of traffic roads has become a window to observe the development of Wenchang City. There are three main roads in Longlou Town, one leads to Wenchang City, one connects to Haiwen Expressway, and one leads directly to Qinglan Wharf. But a few years ago, this was not the case. In the past, the eastern route of the Ring Island Expressway departed from Haikou City and went straight to Qionghai City, bypassing the adjacent city of Wenchang. And now, the Haikou-Wenchang-Qionghai highway has been completed; Qinglan Wharf has been expanded into a national first-class open port, which can be used to dock the Yuanwang 21 and Yuanwang 22 rocket carriers; The Qinglan Bridge in the south connects Wenchang City with Aerospace City, and the Haiwen Bridge in the north connects Wenchang City with Haikou City.
In addition to aerospace, Wenchang City also actively excavates local tourism and cultural resources, and launches a number of "one-day tours" and "in-depth tours" projects, using aerospace fever to drive the all-for-one tourism fever. In terms of natural beauty, there is the longest coastline in Hainan; In terms of humanities and history, there are the ancestral residences of the Song family and the old arcade streets. The Wenchang section of the Hainan Provincial Ring Island Tourist Highway plans to build 7 theme stations, and the "Dragon Tower Lanyue" located in Wenchang is one of them.
Nowadays, Wenchang City has built attractions such as the Aerospace Science Center, the Coconut Sightseeing Factory, and the Tongguling Tourist Area, and designed different tourism products such as aerospace parent-child tours, cultural tours, and research tours. During the rocket launch, Wenchang also promoted the in-depth integration of aerospace science and technology and the sustainable development of new consumption of cultural tourism by holding a space carnival and other forms.
Feel the coconut wind and sea charm, look up at the sea of stars, Wenchang, a small coastal city, is radiating new vitality. (Reporter Zhao Peng, Sun Haitian).
*:People**.