Minsk World

Minsk World
明思克航母世界
The main entrance to Minsk World
LocationShenzhen, Guangdong, China
Coordinates22°33′14″N 114°14′13″E / 22.553772°N 114.237009°E / 22.553772; 114.237009
StatusDefunct
Opened10 May 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-10)
Closed14 February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-14)
ThemeMilitary theme
naval theme
Attendance5 million
The flight deck of the Minsk
The Minsk from the starboard side.

Minsk World (Chinese: 明思克航母世界; pinyin: Míngsīkè Hángmǔ Shìjiè) was a military theme park located in Dapeng Bay, Shatoujiao, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It included the former Soviet (later Russian) aircraft carrier Minsk, redesigned as a tourist attraction. The theme park opened on 10 May 2000. As of 2005, it had attracted more than five million visitors and generated 450 million yuan in revenue.[1] The park closed in February 2016 and the aircraft carrier was moved to Zhoushan for repairs, after which it would be moved to another theme park in Nantong, Jiangsu.[2]

  1. ^ Pun, Pamela (2 March 2005). "Business as usual at sunk Minsk World". The Standard. Sing Tao Newspaper Group and Global China Group. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012.
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