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Created 9-Aug-06
Modified 11-Aug-06
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Pictures of the (Tianjin) "Binhai Aircraft Carrier Theme Park" 天津滨海航母主题公园 (web site URL http://www.binhaipark.cn/index.asp). Visited in late June 2006.

A curious place, this: it's a (decommissioned) Russian aircraft carrier, over 250 m long, with fighter planes (of many countries), choppers and all accessories (including weapons such as torpedos, ship-to-air missiles, etc.) on display. Speaking as a non-specialist, the carrier appears to be in very good shape actually - it is well maintained, clean, and all the systems and mechanisms still seem to be in place.

For (more) entertainment, in the huge canteen down on the third level, every afternoon at 2:30, Chinese girls model the latest fashion designs, and various groups present international songs and dances.

The carrier is moored in a very out-of-the-way location. As far as I could see, there were hardly any visitors. Price of admission is steep, about $14 (110RMB), which might have something to do with the low volume of tourists.

Thomas H. Hahn, August 9, 2006.