The Third Front Movement or Third Front Construction was a Chinese government campaign to develop industrial and military facilities in the country's interior. The campaign was motivated by concerns that China's industrial and military infrastructure would be vulnerable in the event of invasion by the Soviet Union or air raids by the United States. The largest development campaign of Mao-era China, it involved massive investment in national defense, technology, basic industries, transportation and other infrastructure investments and was carried out primarily in secret.
China Nuclear City in Haiyan County, Qinghai, that carries China's nuclear project
Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan
Panzhihua Iron and Steel factory built on mountains
Chengdu-Kunming Railway that links between Chengdu and Kunming, but also important facilities like Xichang Satellite Launch Center and Pangang
Tsinghua University is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. It is also a member of the C9 League.
The inscription at the entrance of Tsinghua Garden. The garden is among the oldest components of the campus of Tsinghua University
A glimpse of Xichun Garden, a Qing dynasty garden on Tsinghua University campus
Built in 1917, the Grand Auditorium with its Jeffersonian architectural design is a centerpiece of the old campus
The traditional He Tang Yue Se (moonlit pond) is part of the Qing dynasty Prince's Residence and Garden located on the grounds of Tsinghua University