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1997 in China 
Summary
The following lists events in the year 1997 in China.
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Incumbents edit
- General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party: Jiang Zemin
- President: Jiang Zemin
- Premier: Li Peng
- Vice President: Rong Yiren
- Vice Premier: Zhu Rongji
Governors edit
- Governor of Anhui Province – Hui Liangyu
- Governor of Fujian Province – He Guoqiang
- Governor of Gansu Province – Sun Ying then Song Zhaosu
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Lu Ruihua
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Wu Yixia
- Governor of Hainan Province – Ruan Chongwu then Wang Xiaofeng
- Governor of Hebei Province – Ye Liansong then Yue Qifeng
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Tian Fengshan
- Governor of Henan Province – Ma Zhongchen then Li Keqiang
- Governor of Hubei Province – Jiang Zhuping
- Governor of Hunan Province – Yang Zhengwu then Chu Bo
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Zheng Silin then Ji Yunshi
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shu Shengyou
- Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Yunkun then Hong Hu
- Governor of Liaoning Province – Wen Shizhen
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Tian Chengping then Bai Enpei
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Cheng Andong
- Governor of Shandong Province – Li Chunting
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Sun Wensheng
- Governor of Sichuan Province – Song Baorui
- Governor of Yunnan Province – Li Jiating
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Wan Xueyuan (until April), Chai Songyue (starting April)
Events edit
- January 21 – 1997 Jiashi earthquakes
- February 3 to 5 – Ghulja Incident
- February 25 – 1997 Ürümqi bus bombings
- April 29 – According to Chinese government official confirmed report, two passenger train collision on Rongjiawan Station, Hunan Province, 120 persons were fatalities with 230 persons were hurt.[citation needed]
- May 8 – China Southern Airlines Flight 3456
- July 1 – Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
- August – Typhoon Winnie (1997)
- September 19 – Election of the 15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
- November 8 – 1997 Manyi earthquake
Culture edit
- 1997 Shanghai International Film Festival: The Woodlanders won the award for Best Feature Film[1]
- List of Chinese films of 1997
Sport edit
Births edit
- January - Fan Zhendong, Chinese professional table tennis player.[2]
- May - Jacqueline Wang, great-grandchild of Wang Guangqi, great-grandniece of Wang Guangmei, attended Groton School and Columbia University in the City of New York.
- November - Xu Minghao, singer, member of Seventeen.
Deaths edit
- February 2 – Qin Jiwei, general (born 1914)
- February 19 – Deng Xiaoping, Paramount Leader of China (born 1904)[3]
- April 26 – Peng Zhen, Former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China (born 1902)
- May 25 – Luo Ergang, historian (born 1901)
- October 17 – Fang Yi, former Vice Premier (born 1916)
- November 9 – Wu Xiuquan, military officer and diplomat (born 1908)
References edit
- ^ "Golden Goblet Award 1997". siff.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Table Tennis: FAN Zhendong". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Deng Xiaoping | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 4, 2019.