How to get to satellite launch center in Xichang City
Fengjiawan, Zeyuan Township, Mianning County, is the hinterland of Daliang Mountain Canyon, 65 kilometers northwest of Xichang City, Sichuan Province
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, also known as "Xichang Satellite City", is China's satellite launch base, which was built in 1970 and put into use in 1982
the center is mainly responsible for geosynchronous orbit satellite, communication, broadcasting, meteorological satellite and other test launch and application launch tasks. It is a new spacecraft launch site with the largest scale, the most advanced equipment and technology, the most satellite launch tasks and the ability to launch multiple types of satellites in China's current opening up
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Xichang Satellite Launch Center is located in Xichang, a tourist resort in Southwest Sichuan, which is famous for its natural scenery, ethnic customs and modern space tourism. Among them, the Qionghai Lake, Luoji Mountain, is listed as one of the ten natural scenic spots
Xichang City is located in the subtropical monsoon climate, known as "moon city", with convenient transportation, and daily flights between Cheng, Kunming, Guangzhou and Xichang. The center of Xichang City is 65 km away from the satellite launch site, which can be reached in about an hour from Xichang Cityit takes one hour to take a taxi or a minibus from Xichang, and the fare is 200-300 yuan. You can also take part in the one-day tour of the satellite launch site organized by the local travel agency, and the cost is about 100 yuan per person (including the fare, ticket and explanation)
the ticket for the satellite launch base is 50 yuan per person, and the visit time is about 1 hour to 1.5 hours. The main visit points are launch pad 2 and launch pad 3 (launch pad 1 was abandoned later and was used to launch a manned spaceship, and then it was launched in Jiuquan). Then visit a long March 3 rocket entity, and finally visit the satellite launch and control center (usually through watching video to understand the launch process)
if you go by yourself, don't forget to bring your ID, otherwise you are not allowed to visit. You can usually take photos ring the visit
if you drive from Xichang to Mianning, there are signs on the side of the road, but it's not recommended to go there, because it's really nothing to look at. It's just a bunch of cold machines with iron shelves, which is to use the gimmicks of "space city" and "satellite launch" to coax outsiders. In Xichang, it's better to visit Lushan in Qionghai. If you drive, you can go to Lingshan temple in Mianning. The roast fish in Qionghai is delicious, but now the price is higher than before, but it's still not expensive. The scenery of Lingshan temple is good, with green hills and green trees. But now the ticket costs 30 yuan. The bean rice at the foot of the mountain is delicious and cheap. There is a forest of earthquake steles in Lushan, But I've only heard of it, but I haven't seen it
