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Contemporary China - On This Day - Mei Lanfang Passed Away

8 August 1961

Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang passed away

Contemporary China - This Day in History - China Women's Volleyball Team

7 August 1984

China women's volleyball team won gold at LA Olympics

China Achieves Fiscal Balance for the First Time

6 August 1952

China achieved fiscal balance for the first time

Contemporary China - On This Day - Baiyun International Airport

5 August 2004

New Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport put into operation

Results of the Last HKCEE Announced

4 August 2011

Results of the last HKCEE released

Bankruptcy of state-owned enterprises

3 August 1986

First bankruptcy declaration by a Chinese state-owned enterprise

Contemporary China - On this day in history - Teachers aiding Xizang

2 August 1974

First batch of teachers aiding China's Xizang set off

Contemporary China - On This Day - Beijing-Tianjin Intercity High-speed Railway

1 August 2008

Mainland China's first high-speed railway commenced operation

Contemporary China - On this day in history - BeiDou-3

31 July 2020

China's BeiDou satellite system was formally commissioned

Contemporary China - On This Day - Suspension of Nuclear Testing

30 July 1996

Chinese government suspended nuclear testing

Lee Lai-shan

29 July 1996

Lee Lai-shan won HK's 1st Olympic gold medal

Contemporary China - On This Day - Arctic Research Station

28 July 2004

China's first Arctic research station Yellow River Station completed

Contemporary China - On This Day - Beijing Olympic Village

27 July 2008

Beijing Olympic Village for Olympic Games opened

The first batch of aircraft

26 July 1954

Test flight of China's first batch of self-made aircraft

Modern China - On This Day - PLA Military Song

25 July 1988

Military anthem of the People's Liberation Army of China

Contemporary China - On this day - Zheng Shouren passed away

24 July 2020

China's Three Gorges Dam chief engineer Zheng Shouren died

Gold-threaded jade garment

23 July 1968

Jade burial suit with gold thread unearthed in China

Contemporary China - On This Day - China's STAR Market

22 July 2019

China's STAR Market Opening Bell Ceremony

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