Where is China’s first simulated Mars base?

On September 3, a discussion meeting on the overall plan of China’s Mars Village (simulated Mars base) was held in Delingha City, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. The meeting finally determined the overall plan of Mars Village, and preliminary estimates The total investment in the project will exceed 400 million yuan. The China Mars Village (Simulated Mars Base) project is located in Hongya, which is moderately distanced from the surrounding developed natural landscapes and is close to the Gansu-Qinghai Tourism Ring Road, with convenient transportation. The project takes "desert tourism + extraterrestrial life experience" as its development goal and "science + science fiction + nature + ecology + culture" as its design concept. It is the only Mars science and culture center in my country currently built in a Martian-like landscape in a wild desert area. Creative leisure base.

This is the starry sky of a simulated Mars base located in the Hongya area of ??Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province.

The main part of Mars Village is composed of two functional areas: "Mars Community" and "Mars Camp". The Mars community is a tourism and cultural park with Mars as the main body, mainly for ordinary tourists; the Mars camp is a high-imitation Mars residence base composed of several cabin sections, in which the cabin experience activities are mainly targeted at high-end people with special needs.

Liu Xiaoqun introduced that the basic functional structure of the project includes five aspects, namely "4+1": the initial stage will cover desert tourism and sightseeing, space and extraterrestrial life experience, astronomy and aerospace science education, film and television culture In the four aspects of activities, in the future, we can further create and provide relevant scientific experimental conditions to serve research institutions and carry out scientific research and field experiments. In terms of science communication, one-stop experience activities will meet the needs of young people for scientific practice activities in the fields of aerospace, astronomy, geography, new energy and other fields.

“The construction of a simulated Mars base has important scientific and ecological significance. It will not only attract more people to explore and discover the unknown planet, but will also have a positive impact on Haixi Prefecture’s tourism industry and even the economy and society. Development has brought positive effects," said Zhang Biao, executive deputy mayor of Delingha City, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province.

The Mars Village project is located in Hongya, with a moderate distance from the surrounding developed natural landscapes. It is close to the Gansu-Qinghai tourist ring and has convenient transportation. In the follow-up planning, the "Purple Mountain Observatory Qinghai" will be built The core route of the observatory + Delingha Astronomy Science Museum + two lakes and one site (Koluk Lake, Tuosu Lake, alien ruins) + Xiao Qaidan Lake + Mars Village + Big Qaidan Lake forms a "scientific exploration + science fiction" "Experience + Desert Sightseeing" special theme tourism route.