Frontier officers from Ejin Banner border defense force distribute leaflets reminding local herdsmen of precautions they should take during the spacecraft launch, at a local Mongolian yurt, in Ejin Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Oct 14. The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, as the China’s largest base for aerospace exploration, is located in the Gobi desert. Although the facility is geographically situated within Ejin Banner of Inner Mongolia’s Alxa League, it is named after the nearest city, Jiuquan in Gansu Province. [Photo/Xinhua] |