According to reports, as the first batch of China's top ten science and technology tourism bases, since the official opening of the 500-meter spherical radio telescope (FAST) scenic spot on September 25, 2006, Pingtang tourism, represented by astronomical science popularization, has attracted worldwide attention. Since the summer vacation this year, the number of young people and school groups attracted has increased sharply, and the popular science tourism economy has begun to take shape.

It is reported that the "500-meter spherical radio telescope (FAST)" scenic spot has invested about 5 billion yuan, supporting astronomical time towers, time scales, time scales, karst geological parks, science fiction hotels, Tianmu commercial street and other 13 projects, and building astronomical research, popular science tourism and popular science education bases for young people to provide the necessary hardware conditions for popular science tourism.

This summer, the 500-meter spherical radio telescope (FAST) scenic spot became the tipping point of Pingtang tourism. Many parents and universities want to take this opportunity to improve educational activities. Popular science education tourism, which mainly focuses on teenagers, is the main tourist route that we focus on at present, and will be further explored. The route is the 500-meter spherical radio telescope (FAST) scenic spot-Yazhou pottery experience-Liu Dong tent camping, and the response is very good.

Analysts said that under the strong popular science atmosphere, the unique popular science tourism with education and fun has unique advantages. The 500-meter spherical radio telescope (FAST) scenic spot has become the tipping point of Pingtang tourism, and it also shows the strangeness, beauty, interest and utility of science.