1993 in China explained

The following lists events from 1993 in China.

Incumbents

• General Secretary of the Communist Party

Jiang Zemin

• President

Yang Shangkun (until 27 March), Jiang Zemin (starting 27 March)

• Premier

Li Peng

• Vice President

Wang Zhen (until 5 March), Rong Yiren (starting 12 March)

• Vice Premier

Yao Yilin (until 5 March), Zhu Rongji (starting 25 March)

Governors

• • • Governor of Anhui Province  - Fu Xishou Governor of Fujian Province  - Jia Qinglin Governor of Gansu Province  -
  • until January: Jia Zhijie
  • January–September: Yan Haiwang
  • starting September: Zhang Wule
    • • • • • • Governor of Guangdong Province  - Zhu Senlin Governor of Guizhou Province  - Wang Zhaowen then Chen Shineng Governor of Hainan Province  - Liu Jianfeng then Ruan Chongwu Governor of Hebei Province  - Cheng Weigao then Ye Liansong Governor of Heilongjiang Province  - Shao Qihui Governor of Henan Province  - Li Changchun then Ma Zhongchen Governor of Hubei Province  - Guo Shuyan then Jia Zhijie Governor of Hunan Province  - Chen Bangzhu
                • • • Governor of Jiangsu Province  - Chen Huanyou Governor of Jiangxi Province  - Wu Guanzheng Governor of Jilin Province  - Gao Yan Governor of Liaoning Province  - Yue Qifeng Governor of Qinghai Province  - Tian Chengping Governor of Shaanxi Province  - Bai Qingcai Governor of Shandong Province  - Zhao Zhihao Governor of Shanxi Province  - Hu Fuguo then Sun Wensheng Governor of Sichuan Province  - Zhang Haoruo then Xiao Yang Governor of Yunnan Province  - Li Jiating Governor of Zhejiang Province  - Wan Xueyuan

Events

January

• January 10 — Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993 took place.^[1]
• January 9 — Shanghai Pudong Development Bank was founded.^[2]
• January 31 — According to Chinese government official confirmed report, a passenger train smash into a passenger bus in level crossing in Liaoning Province, kills 66 person, 29 person were hurt.

February

• February 14 — Linxi department store catches fire in Guye District, Tangshan, Hebei, killing 79 people.^[3]

April

• April 6 — China Eastern Airlines Flight 583.^[4]
• April 22 — The China National Space Administration is established.^[5]

May

• China competed at the East Asian Games from May 9 to May 18.^[6]

June

• Typhoon Koryn (1993) was formed on June 13 and hit China.^[7]

August

• August 27 — Gouhou Dam in Qinghai Province collapses killing at least 257.^[8]

October

• 1993 Shanghai International Film Festival took place from October 7 to 14.

Undated

• Antelope Enterprise Holdings business is founded in Jinjiang city, Fujian province.^[9]

Deaths

• January 23
  • Kong Fei, politician (b. 1911)
  • Li Ziming, martial arts expert (b. 1902)
• February 3 — Tan Shaowen, politician (b. 1929)
• February 4 — Hou Baolin, Xiangsheng performer (b. 1917)
• February 5 — Huang Zhizhen, politician (b. 1920)
• February 13 — Song Xilian, Nationalist general (b. 1907)
• February 22 — Feng Zhi, writer and translator (b. 1905)
• February 27 — Zhao Zengyi, politician (b. 1920)
• March 3 — Xie Xuegong, politician (b. 1916)
• March 12 — Wang Zhen, 4th Vice President of China (b. 1908)
• March 22 — Sun Meiying, international table tennis player (b. 1931)
• April 6 — Chen Zaidao, general (b. 1909)
• May 4 — Wang Xianghao, mathematician (b. 1915)
• May 7 — Zhao Boping, politician (b. 1902)
• May 10 — Peng Mingzhi, general and diplomat (b. 1905)
• May 11 — Zhao Cangbi, official (b. 1916)
• June 2 — Mo Wuping, contemporary classical composer (b. 1958)
• June 30 — Wong Ka Kui, Hong Kong musician, singer and songwriter (b. 1962)
• July 12 — Li Da, general (b. 1905)
• July 25 — Gan Ku, politician (b. 1924)
• July 31 — Fang Zhichun, politician (b. 1905)
• August 17 — Feng Kang, mathematician (b. 1920)
• October 8 — Gu Cheng, poet, essayist and novelist (b. 1956)
• October 25 — Danny Chan, singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1958)
• November 24 — Zhou Peiyuan, theoretical physicist and politician (b. 1902)
• November 28 — Huang Oudong, politician (b. 1905)
• December 24 — Yen Chia-kan, chemist and nationalist politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (b. 1905)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993 . 2014-06-30 . 2012-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618132407/http://www.misshongkongpageant.com/chinese1993.htm . dead .
2. Book: Zhang . Wenxian . Alon . Ilan . A Guide To The Top 100 Companies In China . 22 March 2010 . World Scientific . 978-981-4466-07-3 . 241 . en.
3. Web site: Fire Kills 79 People In Department Store In Northeast China . The New York Times . 13 August 2022 . 16 February 1993.
4. Phillips, Don. "Article: Engineering Problem Or Crew Error Caused Jet to Pitch Violently." The Washington Post. April 14, 1993. Retrieved on June 15, 2009.
5. Book: Haldar . S. K. . Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology . 29 July 2020 . Elsevier . 978-0-323-85136-7 . 94 . en.
6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eastasiagames93.html East Asian Games 1993
7. http://www.hko.gov.hk/publica/tc/tc1993.pdf HKO Report on Koryn
8. Web site: Death Count in China Dam Burst Revised; Report Misread . Los Angeles Times . 13 August 2022 . 4 September 1993.
9. Web site: Company Overview.