And after the moon base...


China to build first Mars simulation base:

"China is to build its first base to simulate conditions living on Mars in a
desert area deep in the country’s northwest, state media reported.

An agreement to build a “Mars village” at Haixi prefecture in Qinghai province
was signed on Tuesday, according to the China News Service.

The region on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau is known for its sharp ridges and mounds
of rock – known as yardangs – formed over centuries by wind erosion. They mirror
similar features found on the arid surface of the Red Planet."

See:

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/socie...imulation-base