1979 in China explained

Events in the year 1979 in the People's Republic of China.

Incumbents

Governors

- - - - Governor of Anhui Province - Wan Li then Zhang Jingfu Governor of Fujian Province - Liao Zhigao then Ma Xingyuan Governor of Gansu Province - Song Ping then Li Dengying Governor of Guangdong Province - Wei Guoqing then Xi Zhongxun Governor of Guizhou Province - Ma Li (until unknown)
        Governor of Hebei Province - Liu Zihou Governor of Heilongjiang Province - Yang Yichen then Chen Lei Governor of Henan Province - Duan Junyi then Liu Jie Governor of Hubei Province - Chen Pixian then Han Ningfu Governor of Hunan Province - Mao Zhiyong then Sun Guozhi Governor of Jiangsu Province - Xu Jiatun then Hui Yuyu
Governor of Jiangxi Province - Jiang Weiqing then Bai Dongcai
- Governor of Jilin Province - Wang Enmao Governor of Liaoning Province - vacant
  - - - Governor of Qinghai Province - Tan Qilong then Zhang Guosheng Governor of Shaanxi Province - Wang Renzhong then Yu Mingtao Governor of Shandong Province - Bai Rubing then Su Yiran Governor of Shanxi Province - Wang Qian then Luo Guibo Governor of Sichuan Province - Zhao Ziyang then Lu Dadong
- Governor of Yunnan Province - An Pingsheng then Liu Minghui Governor of Zhejiang Province - Tie Ying then Li Fengping

Events

January

January 1 — The United States broke diplomatic relations with Republic of China, and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
January - The One Child Policy is announced and implemented (est.)^[1]

February

February 17 – The People's Republic of China invades northern Vietnam, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War.

March

March 5 – Zhuhai County was upgraded to Zhuhai City.
March 14 – In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing at least 260.

September

September 27 – Stars Art Exhibition, the first independent art exhibition, takes place in Beihai Park, Beijing

Births

January 13 – Yang Wei, Badminton player
February 9 – Zhang Ziyi, film actress
February 17 – Xu Yunlong, footballer
March 5 – Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter
March 12 – Liu Xuan, Gymnast
March 14 – Gao Ling, badminton player
May 15 – Li Yanfeng, discus thrower
April 19 – Zhao Junzhe, footballer
June 14 – Ma Ning, association football referee
June 20 – Li Yi, footballer
July 19 – Mo Huilan, gymnast
August 15 – Tong Jian, pair skater
August 27 – Tian Liang, diver
September 18 – Bobo Chan, Musical artist
October 5 – Gao Yuanyuan, actress and model
October 7 – Tang Wei, actress
December 10 – Yang Jianping, archer^[2]
December 24 – Pang Qing, figure skater
December 27 – Sa Dingding, folk singer and songwriter

Deaths

January 15 – Yang Zhongjian, vertebrate paleontologist (b. 1897)
February 7 – Su Zhenhua, general (b. 1912)
March 12 – Zheng Xiaocang, writer, translator, and educator (b. 1892)
May 27 – Yao Zhe, People's Liberation Army lieutenant general (b. 1906)
August 14 – Wang Yun-wu, scholar of history and political science (b. 1888)
December 3 – Zhang Guotao, politician (b. 1897)

See also

1979 in Chinese film

Notes and References

Rocha da Silva, Pascal (2006). "La politique de l'enfant unique en République populaire de Chine " ("The politics of one child in the People's Republic of China"). Université de Genève (University of Geneva). p. 22-8.
Web site: Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery People's Republic of China . International Olympic Committee . 3 July 2019 . en . 18 June 2016.