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Linked Exchange Rate

17 October 1983

HK implemented Linked Exchange Rate System

atomic bomb

16 October 2003

China's first atomic bomb exploded successfully

Yang Liwei

15 October 2003

China's first astronaut Yang Liwei successfully “flies”

Ziyuan-1

14 October 1999

"Ziyuan-1" satellite successfully launched

Daniel Chee Tsui

13 October 1998

Chinese-American scientist Daniel Chee Tsui won Nobel Prize in Physics

Queen Elizabeth II

12-18 October 1986

Queen Elizabeth II's visit to China

92 Beijing International Auction

11 October 1992

First international auction in New China

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

McDonald's

8 October 1990

First McDonald's in China opened

The first Shanghai International Film Festival was inaugurated

7 October 1993

First Shanghai International Film Festival

Charles Kao awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics

6 October 2009

"Father of Fiber Optic Communications" Charles Kuen Kao awarded Nobel Prize

Da Zhong Temple Ancient Bell Museum

October 5, 1985

Beijing's Ancient Bell Museum in Dazhong Temple opened

Chinese men's volleyball team

4 October 1986

Chinese men's volleyball team won their first Asian Games gold

Mao Zedong accepts the credentials from the Soviet Ambassador

3 October 1949

China established diplomatic relations with Soviet Union

human skull was unearthed from the Jinniushan site

2 October 1969

Human skull excavated from China's Jinniushan

The first phase of the Beijing Subway

1 October 1969

First phase of Beijing Subway completed

Martyrs' Day

30 September 2014

China's first Martyrs' Day

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