The Long March-7 Y4 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-3, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan. On the eve of the launch, many aerospace photography enthusiasts rushed to Wenchang to record China's aerospace development through their lens.
Yang Hao, a 22-year-old young man from southwest China's Guizhou Province, arrived in Haikou, capital city of Hainan five days before the launch. As a member of a team of aerospace photography enthusiasts, he not only needs to shoot the launch himself, but also is responsible for coordinating dozens of enthusiasts.
Yang Hao shows the photography equipment at a hotel in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Yang Hao (L) and Chen Yucheng make post-production of photographs in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 21, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Guan Tianyu, a freelance photographer from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, arrived in Wenchang two days before the launch. It's his third time to shoot a rocket launch. For him, it is absolutely shocking to watch a rocket launch on the spot.
Guan Tianyu shows the photography equipment at a hotel in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Guan Tianyu waits to shoot photographs in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Fu Yuexin shows the photography equipment at an apartment in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Fu Yuexin waits to shoot photographs near the sea in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Jin Yuchang shows a film camera on a rooftop in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Jin Yuchang adjusts a film camera on a rooftop in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Chen Yucheng shows the photography equipment at an apartment in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Liang Zixuan shows the photography equipment at an apartment in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Liang Zixuan makes post-production of photographs at an apartment in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Guan Tianyu and Chen Yucheng compare their tan lines after filming the launch in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
The Long March-7 Y4 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-3, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
