Modern China By AudreyZhu 1840 First Opium War Oct 18, 1860 Burning Yuanmingyuan 1927 Civil War Apr 12, 1927 Shanghai Massacre Oct 26, 1934 The Long March https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March Nov 27, 1934 Xiang River battle Jan 15, 1935 Zunyi Conference Dec 15, 1937 NanJing Massacre Aug 20, 1945 Japanese surrender Oct 1, 1949 PRC Founding 1950 Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Oct 8, 1956 Second Opium War May 16, 1958 The Great Leap Forward https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward May 16, 1966 The Culture Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution Jul 28, 1976 Tang Shan earthquake Sep 9, 1976 Mao died Dec 18, 1978 China reform and opening up Feb 26, 1979 One Child Policy Jul 1, 1997 Transfer of sovereignty over HongKong Dec 20, 1999 Transfer of sovereignty over Macau Oct 24, 2007 China Lunar Exploration Project May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake
