On August 8.2010 ; China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people. source
On August 8.2010 ; China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
On August 25.1912 ; The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded. source
On August 25.1912 ; The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded.
On August 31.2014 ; China ruled out full universal suffrage in Hong Kong. source
On August 31.2014 ; China ruled out full universal suffrage in Hong Kong.
On September 2.1856 ; The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China. source
On September 2.1856 ; The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.
On September 15.1894 ; First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang. source
On September 15.1894 ; First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.
On September 24.1946 ; Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. source
On September 24.1946 ; Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
On September 27.1949 ; The first Plenary Session of the National People's Congress approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China. source
On September 27.1949 ; The first Plenary Session of the National People's Congress approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China.
On September 29.1949 ; The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China. source
On September 29.1949 ; The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
The South China tiger is the smallest tiger subspecies from mainland Asia, but bigger than the subspecies known from the Sunda islands such as the Sumatran tiger. source
The South China tiger is the smallest tiger subspecies from mainland Asia, but bigger than the subspecies known from the Sunda islands such as the Sumatran tiger.
On October 2.1990 ; Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128. source
On October 2.1990 ; Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.
On October 3.1950 ; Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins. source
On October 3.1950 ; Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.
On October 6.1976 ; New Premier Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four and associates and ends the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China. source
On October 6.1976 ; New Premier Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four and associates and ends the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China.
On October 8.1856 ; The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River. source
On October 8.1856 ; The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.
Alligators are native only to the United States and China.
On October 24.2007 ; Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. source
On October 24.2007 ; Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
On November 29.1893 ; The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government. source
On November 29.1893 ; The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
On December 2.1908 ; Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two. source
On December 2.1908 ; Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
On December 9.1941 ; World War II: The Republic of China, Cuba, Guatemala, and the Philippine Commonwealth, declare war on Germany and Japan. source
On December 9.1941 ; World War II: The Republic of China, Cuba, Guatemala, and the Philippine Commonwealth, declare war on Germany and Japan.
On December 10.1949 ; Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan. source
On December 10.1949 ; Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
On December 12.1915 ; President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China. source
On December 12.1915 ; President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China.
On December 16.1920 ; The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000. source
On December 16.1920 ; The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
On December 20.1941 ; World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China. source
On December 20.1941 ; World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.
On December 22.1769 ; Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce. source
On December 22.1769 ; Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.
On December 25.1932 ; A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people. source
On December 25.1932 ; A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
On December 25.1947 ; The Constitution of the Republic of China goes into effect. source
On December 25.1947 ; The Constitution of the Republic of China goes into effect.
On December 27.2001 ; China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States. source
On December 27.2001 ; China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
On December 31.2014 ; A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others. source
On December 31.2014 ; A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others.
Piranhas were also spotted in the Lijiang River in China. source
Piranhas were also spotted in the Lijiang River in China.
The red bear-cat, and the red cat-bear, is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. source
The red bear-cat, and the red cat-bear, is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is part of the People's Republic of China. source
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is part of the People's Republic of China.