Atomic City
 In
1950s, China Nuclear Weapon Development Base was located on Jingyintan
Grassland, Haiyan County. It was on this 1170 sq km penalty area,
Chinese scientists struggled on developing atomic bomb and hydrogen
bomb.
On Oct 16, 1964, China’s first atomic bomb was successfully tested;
on Jun 17, 1967, China’s first hydrogen bomb exploded. The speed
of successful developing atomic bombs became a miracle in world’s
science history. Also, Jinyintan-the atomic city, is famous all
over the world. On May 15, 1995, the base was declared to be out
of commission. From then on, the General Building, the 6th post,
weapon testing ground were preserved and labeled as national key
Cultural Relics Preservation. The monument “China’s First Nuclear
Weapon Testing Ground” written by General Zhang Ai-ping, was standing
on Xihai Town. Nowadays, it has become a base for youth to receive
patriotism education.
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