Chinese space enthusiast builds aerospace exhibition hall

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2015-05-03

The 45-year-old Xu Weilong is a space enthusiast in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province. In 2014 he build an astronautics exhibition hall of his own at an abandoned factory in rural Shijiazhuang and opened it for free to the public. Items on display at Xu's exhibition hall include a complete set of aircraft instrumentation engine system, spacesuit and experience tank of the Shenzhou spacecraft etc.

Xu Weilong shows a model of China's first moon rover Jade Rabbit at his aerospace exhibition hall in Shijiazhuang, May 1, 2015.

A woman experiences a Shenzhou spacecraft re-entry capsule

Xu Weilong works on a design of Yutu moon rover for his astronautics exhibition hall

Photo taken on May 1, 2015 shows CZ rocket models displayed at the astronautics exhibition hall

Xu Weilong presents a CE3 lunar lander model at his aerospace exhibition hall

A woman takes pictures of a set of spacesuit at the aerospace exhibition hall

A woman experiences a flight simulator at the aerospace exhibition hall

Xu Weilong introduces a flight simulator at his aerospace exhibition hall

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2015-05/03/c_134206135.htm

2014-8-12

Shenzhou return module instrument panel mockups

http://hebei.sina.com.cn/news/sjz/2014-08-12/1808102720_2.html

2015-04-14

Draft design of Tiangong-1 mockup

Tiangong-1 eco-system mockup

http://yanzhao.yzdsb.com.cn/system/2015/04/14/014163041.shtml

2015-04-19

Tiangong-1 interior mockup

http://hebei.news.163.com/15/0419/16/ANJ1B2PL02790776.html

2015/04/22

Tiangong-1 space station mockup

Free Space Exhibition location map

http://xjz.yzdsb.com.cn/system/2015/04/22/014172410.shtml