The Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, opened in 2016, is China's newest and southernmost space launch facility. It handles the country's heaviest rockets — the Long March 5, which carries payloads too large for the older inland launch sites — and has been the departure point for significant missions including lunar probes and components of the Chinese Space Station. Launches are not generally open to public viewing from within the facility.
A dedicated public viewing area on a hill outside the facility perimeter does allow observation of launches, and local tour operators track scheduled launch dates and run trips to the viewpoint when a launch is confirmed. The launch facility itself is visible in outline from a distance, and the town of Wenchang has enthusiastically adopted the space connection — launch-themed restaurants, space hotels, and astronaut statues have appeared in the town centre in recent years. The aerospace theme is cheerfully overworked but the launches themselves, when you can see one, are worth the trip.