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Emperor Akihito visited China

23 October 1992

Emperor Akihito of Japan visited China

Modern China - On This Day in History - The Death of Ye Jianying

22 October 1986

Chinese Marshal Ye Jianying passed away

Contemporary China - On This Day In History - Century Tripod Cauldron

21 October 1995

Jiang Zemin presented "Treasure Tripod" to UN

Tianwan Nuclear Power Station

20 October 1999

Construction of China's Tianwan Nuclear Power Station commenced

Contemporary China - On This Day in History - Hot-air Airship

19 October 1996

Hot-air airship "China No. 1" makes successful maiden flight in Beijing

National Geological Nature Reserve

18 October 1984

China's first national geological nature reserve established

Linked Exchange Rate

17 October 1983

HK implemented Linked Exchange Rate System

Contemporary China - On This Day - Cross-Provincial Metro

16 October 2013

China's first inter-provincial metro line opened

Yang Liwei

15 October 2003

China's first astronaut Yang Liwei successfully “flied”

Ziyuan-1

14 October 1999

"Ziyuan-1" satellite successfully launched

Modern China - On this Day in History - Qinhuangdao-Shenyang Passenger Dedicated Line

12 October 2003

First high-speed passenger dedicated line in Chinese Mainland opened

Contemporary China - On This Day in History - Mo Yan Literature Prize

11 October 2012

Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature

The Palace Museum in Beijing

10 October 1925

China's Palace Museum in Beijing opened

Kwong Wah Hospital

9 October 1911

Hong Kong's Kwong Wah Hospital established

Modern China - On This Day in History - Li Xiaoshuang

8 October 1995

Li Xiaoshuang won World Championships men's gymnastics all-around title

Modern China - On This Day in History - China Qualifies for the World Cup

7 October 2001

Chinese men's national football team qualified for World Cup finals

Contemporary China - On This Day in History - Flying Through Taihu Bridge

6 October 2000

Chinese pilots flied through Taihu Bridge Arches

Modern China - On This Day - Tu Youyou

5 October 2015

Tu Youyou won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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