Xichang
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Xichang is a city in Sichuan Province, China, known as a major hub for the country’s space launch activities and related aerospace industry.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 0 |
| Xichang Qingshan Airport | 0 |
| Chengdu–Kunming railway | 0 |
| Qionghai Lake | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
city ⓘ satellite launch center ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
China ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 440 km southwest of Chengdu ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
aerospace industry
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Han Chinese
ⓘ
Yi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Xichang Municipal People's Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Xichang Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLake | Qionghai Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpaceportRole |
launch site for Beidou navigation satellites
ⓘ
launch site for communications satellites ⓘ major hub for Chinese satellite launches ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Jiandu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ningyuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aerospace industry
ⓘ
space launch activities ⓘ |
| language |
Mandarin Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hengduan Mountains region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Xichang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xichang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xichang NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern China ⓘ |
| operator |
China National Space Administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
historical region of southwestern Sichuan ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Xichang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalFrom | Chengdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county-level city ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Lushan Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qionghai Lake scenic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport |
Chengdu–Kunming railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xichang Qingshan Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | Renminbi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +08:00 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.