Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Hotel franchise - Please provide the history of Minghua passenger ship from service to retirement in Shekou, Shenzhen.

Please provide the history of Minghua passenger ship from service to retirement in Shekou, Shenzhen.

The full-length 168 "Minghua" is an oil tanker built by France in 1962, with a gross tonnage of over 1400 tons and a total area of 1347 1 m2, with nine floors. This great ship has a glorious history. 1962 was intercepted by French President Charles de Gaulle when it was launched. Subsequently, he visited the ports of more than 0/00 countries around the world, and nearly 100 heads of state and world celebrities boarded. 1973, this luxury oil tanker was bought by China and named "Minghua". 1979, Liao Chengzhi led a delegation to visit Japan on this ship, so it was also called "China-Japan Friendship Ship". After sailing at sea for 2 1 year, in August of 1983, Minghua completed his last voyage and arrived in Shekou, Shenzhen. After the transformation, it became the first comprehensive maritime tourism center integrating hotels and entertainment in China. On June 24th, the following year, 65438, Comrade Deng Xiaoping inspected Shekou Industrial Zone, boarded the nine-story Minghua Wheel with great interest, happily started writing, named the ship, and wrote down the four characters of "Sea World". 1On August 28th, 993, the flame of the 7th National Games was lit on the deck of "Sea World" and then spread all over Kyushu.