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Huolinhe South Open-pit Coal Mine

1 September 1984

China's first modern open-pit coal mine put in operation

China Martyrs' Day

31 August 2014

China Martyrs' Day approved for establishment

Chinese Scientists Forum

30 August 2002

First Chinese Scientists Conference held

Treaty of Nanking was signed between China and Britain

29 August 1842

Treaty of Nanking was signed between China and Britain

28 August 1985

LN Garden Hotel Guangzhou opened

Liu Xiang won the Olympic gold medal

27 August 2004

Liu Xiang won Olympic 110-metre hurdles gold

Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in 1981

26 August 1980

China's first batch of special economic zones approved for establishment

Planning model for Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone

25 August 1994

Beijing Economic and Tech Development Zone upgraded to state-level

Unveiling of Southern Medical University

24 August 2004

First-time major transfer of China's military academies to local administration

First visit of the People's Liberation Army Navy to the European continent

23 August 2001

Chinese Navy's first visit to the European continent

Deng Xiaoping

22 August 2004

100th birth anniversary of Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping's inspection of Tianjin Development Zone

21 August 1986

Deng Xiaoping inspected Tianjin Development Zone

Shenyang-Dalian Expressway

20 August 1990

China's Shenyang-Dalian Expressway opened

Guangzhou Tropic of Cancer Tower

19 August 1985

Guangzhou Tropic of Cancer Landmark Tower completed

Minsheng Securities

18 August 2002

China's first private securities company inaugurated

Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone

17 August 2013

Shanghai Free Trade Zone approved for establishment

Quantum Science Experimental Satellite Micius

16 August 2016

World's first quantum science experimental satellite "MoZi" launched

Lhasa-Shigatse Railway

15 August 2014

Chia's Lhasa-Shigatse Railway put into operation

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