1957 in China
Events in the year 1957 in China. The country had an estimated population of 635 million people.[1]
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See also: | Other events of 1957 History of China • Timeline • Years |
Incumbents
- Chairman of the Communist Party of China: Mao Zedong
- President of the People's Republic of China: Mao Zedong
- Premier of the People's Republic of China: Zhou Enlai
- Chairman of the National People's Congress: Liu Shaoqi
- Vice President of the People's Republic of China: Zhu De
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China: Chen Yun
Events
- End of the Hundred Flowers Campaign
- Start of the Anti-Rightist Movement
- Establishment of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
- Continuing Kuomintang Islamic insurgency in China
- Promotion of the Five Goods Movement
Other events
- January 1 - Opening of Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport, in Jianggan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, to civil flights.
- October 15 - Opening of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, in Wuhan, Hubei
- Establishments:
- Gaoming Prison, in Gaoming District, Foshan City, Guangdong
- Henan Experimental Middle School, in Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan
- Lujiang Prison, in Chaohu City, Anhui
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