China's first theme museum, on the course of development of
nuclear technology, will be set up in Mianyang City, southwest
China's Sichuan Province, according to a China News Service report
on Monday.
The museum, which is now under construction, is expected to open
in April.
With a total investment of 250 million yuan (US$31 million), the
museum will be divided into four big exhibition sections, namely
nuclear technology, wind tunnel technology, computer science, and
Changhong vision technology.
As the core of the museum, the nuclear technology section will
be subdivided into five parts, namely "atom and nucleon",
"tremendous nuclear power", "application of nuclear power",
"peaceful utilization of nuclear technology", and "interactive
demonstration programs". Each part focuses on popularizing nuclear
knowledge and peaceful utilization of nuclear power and
technology.
In addition, the exhibits will also showcase the people and
touching stories behind the "two bombs and one satellite" program.
The program describes the detonation of China's first atom bomb in
1964, which was followed by the successful launch of a missile in
1966 and explosion of a H-bomb in 1967. The launch of China's first
satellite "Dong Fang Hong" in 1970 was a declaration to the world
that China had mastered satellite technology.
The 30-meter-high entertainment wind tunnel with a diameter of
12 meters, the first of its kind, will enable three to five
visitors to "fly" at the same time to experience space travel.
Besides, China's first series of computers?-- Yinhe I, Yinhe
II and Digistar3 Theater?-- will also be on display.
Mianyang City boasts many national-level science and technology
institutes including the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics,
which conducted much of the research for the "two bombs one
satellite" program, and China Aerodynamics Research and Development
Center, counting many famous Chinese scientists including Deng
Jiaxian, also known as the father of China's atom bomb, as previous
in-house researchers.
(China.org.cn by Wang Qian, January 18, 2006)