China's space exhibition closes in Macao
( 2003-11-07 21:45) (Xinhua)
The Exhibition of China's
First Manned Space Mission, which came to the Macao leg on Wednesday, closed
Friday afternoon after drawing 120,000 visitors.
The exhibition brought along with the visit of the Delegation of China's
First Manned Space Mission to the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative
regions started first in Hong Kong on Oct. 31. In both cities, the exhibition
was opened round-the-clock and completely for free in order to satisfy the
maximum number of eager visitors.
The exhibition features the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-5 spacecraft,
spacesuit of China's first astronaut Yang Liwei, the landing parachute and
samples of his space food. It was put on show at the Macao Forum, a
multi-functional complex in downtown Macao, Wednesday afternoon, with Yang and
Chief Executive of the Macao SAR Edmund Ho Hau Wah attending as officiating
guests.
Macao's one-fourth of its total population of 450,000 went to the two-day
exhibition. Such an enthusiasm for a show was unprecedented in Macao.
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