This long-exposure photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows a Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasting off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China’s Hainan Province. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China’s first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads.
Wenchang is also home to China’s first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024.
Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafes. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Photo by Liu Jianqiu/Xinhua)
People watch a rocket blasting off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 2, 2026 shows the construction site of an aerospace innovation base in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows a homestay on the beach in Longlou Town of Wenchang City, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows a hospitality facility on the beach in Longlou Town of Wenchang City, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 27, 2025 shows the construction site of the second phase of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site (below), with its first phase and the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the background (above), in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A worker is seen busy at the construction site of the second phase of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 31, 2025 shows a view of the aerospace industrial cluster in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 1, 2024 shows an aerospace supercomputing center in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows a view of the aerospace industrial cluster under construction, with the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site and the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the background, in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows an exterior view of a factory of the Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology, a private rocket developer, in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A tourist enjoys leisure time at a homestay on the beach in Longlou Town of Wenchang City, south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A homestay owner works at her reception desk in Longlou Town of Wenchang City, south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Tourists visit the Wenchang Aerospace Science and Education Center in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
This photo taken on Dec. 25, 2025 shows a homestay in Longlou Town of Wenchang City, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2025 on the beach in Wenchang City, south China’s Hainan Province shows a view of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site and the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
This photo taken on Dec. 30, 2025 shows an interior view of a factory of the Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology, a private rocket developer, in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Yang Hao, an aerospace enthusiast, shows the aerospace commemorative philatelic collections he purchased in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Jin Yuchang, an aerospace enthusiast, shows the movie camera he purchased to film the rocket launch in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
