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.

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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

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