If you want to know more about China's fighter plane factories or
learn about the country's modern IT companies, be sure to visit
Shenyang.
Tourists to this capital city of Northeast China's Liaoning
Province will have this rare educational opportunity while
also enjoying the city's historic sites and natural
scenery.
"We will take full advantage of the city's blessed industrial
resources to develop industrial tourism, hoping to establish its
name among the country's mushrooming tourism-oriented places," said
Yan Baomin, director of Tourism Development Division of Shenyang
Tourism Bureau.
"Investigation indicates that besides favouring the refreshing
natural landscape, tourists also show an interest in experiencing
world and nationally famous enterprises, which are out of the reach
of many in their daily lives," said Yan.
Shenyang, which is one of China's key historic heavy industry
bases, boasts a promising future in promoting industrial
tourism.
Many of the city's numerous old factories established in the 1950s
have become nationally renowned and are praised for their
significant contributions to the country.
The city's Shenyang Aircraft Manufacturing Group serves as an
important manufacturing base for China's fighter planes making
base. Shenyang Mint has even produced numerous historic coins
documenting many of the country's epoch-making events. Other
manufacturers take pride in their unique history, such as the
Shenyang Brewery, in which equipment and machines left by the
Japanese are still in existence.
"These plants will become appealing spots for tourists," said Yan.
"Besides, it's a golden opportunity for enterprises to establish
their brand by inviting more tourists to visit."
A
few of the city's factories have taken the lead in developing
industrial tourism.
The Shenyang Aircraft Manufacturing Group opened the country's
first aviation exposition park this June.
With an investment of 18 million yuan (US$2.2 million), the first
phase of the park covers 20,000 square meters and displays more
than 600 pictures and objects featuring the development of fighter
plane industry and the history of popular aviation sciences.
In
addition, modern visual and audio techniques are used in
aeronautical and manufacturing exhibits.
(
China
Daily November 30, 2001)