The MINSK World

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For those who like to see a REAL Russian aircraft carrier, some Russian helos and even MiG-23s, should see the Minsk theme park. I only wish they had some Yaks, old MiGs (17s, 19s, etc,.) to add to the attraction, not to mention more tanks etc,. in the parking lot.

Shenzhen is very close to Hong Kong, and is reachable by car or tram. It also has direct flights.

http://www.shenzhenwindow.net/guides/military-park%20.htm

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MINSK WORLD, a theme park based around a decomissioned former Soviet Union aircraft carrier, opened for a trial operation on August 18. The most successful day so far, in terms of attendance, saw 10,000 visitors. Compared to Sea World, a seaside theme park in Shenzhen-east, Minsk seems to have gotten off to a better start.

The giant, blue ship floats on the sea and is moored to a 90-metre-long iron bridge. Artillery positions and a group of tanks figure prominently on shore.

A fifth-floor theatre that can hold 776 people is one of the first things you notice when you get onboard. Subsequently, an 18-minute film is shown about the history of aircraft carriers, informing viewers that the first one was built in Britain in 1918. The film also discusses the history of Minsk, which was unfortunately decommissioned in its prime because Russia couldn't afford to keep up its maintenance.

Other exhibits on this floor include a display of five real and artificial torpedoes and a medium-sized stage on which a Russian dance group performs folk dances.

Following directions, one arrives at the top deck and discovers that it's as large as three football fields put together. Tour guides dressed in mock-military uniforms educate visitors about the two armed helicopters, the Mega-23 fighter plane, and anything else they have questions about. But keep in mind that the temperature on deck can be scorchingly high in mid-summer.

More awaits just underneath the top deck. There's a missile storehouse, a 100-metre-long corridor lined with paintings and a room dedicated to Russian achievements in space which primarily focuses on the first man to actually travel in space, a Russian named Yuri Gagarin. Separate dining rooms, originally for the officers and the rank-and-file soldiers, have been fashioned into restaurants.

It takes up to half a day to finish exploring the part of the ship that's been opened. "In the near future more parts of the ship will be ready for show," said Gong Hongbin, a market and sales department worker. The length of the walk you take around the ship is reportedly as long as 17 kilometres.

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