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{{Year in China|2006}}
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Events in the year '''2006 in [[China]]'''.
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Events in the year '''2006 in the [[People's Republic of China]]'''.


== Incumbents ==
== Incumbents ==
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* [[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] – [[Hu Jintao]]
* [[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] – [[Hu Jintao]]
* [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]] – [[Wen Jiabao]]
* [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]] – [[Wen Jiabao]]
* [[Vice President of the People's Republic of China|Vice President]] – [[Zeng Qinghong]]
* [[Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China|Vice Premier]] – [[Huang Ju]]
* [[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress|Congress Chairman]] – [[Wu Bangguo]]
* [[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress|Congress Chairman]] – [[Wu Bangguo]]
* [[Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Conference Chairman]] – [[Jia Qinglin]]
* [[Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Conference Chairman]] – [[Jia Qinglin]]

=== Governors ===
* [[Politics of Anhui|Governor of Anhui Province]] – [[Wang Jinshan]]
* [[Politics of Fujian|Governor of Fujian Province]] – [[Huang Xiaojing]]
* [[Gansu|Governor of Gansu Province]] – [[Lu Hao (born 1947)|Lu Hao]] (until this year)
* [[Politics of Guangdong|Governor of Guangdong Province]] – [[Huang Huahua]]
* [[Politics of Guizhou|Governor of Guizhou Province]] – [[Shi Xiushi]] then [[Lin Shusen]]
* [[Politics of Hainan|Governor of Hainan Province]] – [[Wei Liucheng]]
* [[Politics of Hebei|Governor of Hebei Province]] – [[Ji Yunshi]] then [[Guo Gengmao]]
* [[Heilongjiang|Governor of Heilongjiang Province]] – [[Zhang Zuoji]]
* [[Politics of Henan|Governor of Henan Province]] – [[Li Chengyu]]
* [[Hubei|Governor of Hubei Province]] – [[Luo Qingquan]]
* [[Politics of Hunan|Governor of Hunan Province]] – [[Zhou Bohua]] then [[Zhou Qiang]]
* [[Politics of Jiangsu|Governor of Jiangsu Province]] – [[Liang Baohua]]
* [[Politics of Jiangxi|Governor of Jiangxi Province]] – [[Huang Zhiquan (politician, born 1942)|Huang Zhiquan]]
* [[Politics of Jilin|Governor of Jilin Province]] – [[Wang Min (politician, born 1950)|Wang Min]] (until December), [[Han Changfu]] (starting December)
* [[Politics of Liaoning|Governor of Liaoning Province]] – [[Zhang Wenyue]]
* [[Politics of Qinghai|Governor of Qinghai Province]] – [[Song Xiuyan]]
* [[Politics of Shaanxi|Governor of Shaanxi Province]] – [[Chen Deming]] then [[Yuan Chunqing]]
* [[Politics of Shandong|Governor of Shandong Province]] – [[Han Yuqun]]
* [[Politics of Shanxi|Governor of Shanxi Province]] – [[Yu Youjun]]
* [[Politics of Sichuan|Governor of Sichuan Province]] – [[Zhang Zhongwei]]
* [[Yunnan|Governor of Yunnan Province]] – [[Xu Rongkai]]
* [[Politics of Zhejiang|Governor of Zhejiang Province]] – [[Lü Zushan]]


==Events==
==Events==
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===April===
===April===
* April 14: A man disfigured in a bear attack becomes the first in China to have a [[face transplant]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4910372.stm | work=BBC News | title=First face transplant for China | date= 14 Apr 2006}}</ref>
* April 14: A man disfigured in a bear attack becomes the first in China to have a [[face transplant]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4910372.stm | work=BBC News | title=First face transplant for China | date= 14 Apr 2006}}</ref>
* April 30: 24 [[miners]] killed in a mine explosion in the Chinese province of [[Shaanxi]]. {{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4959254.stm|title=Blast at China coal mine kills 27|work=BBC News}}
* April 30: 24 [[miners]] killed in a mine explosion in the Chinese province of [[Shaanxi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4959254.stm|title=Blast at China coal mine kills 27|work=BBC News | date=April 30, 2006}}</ref>


===May===
===May===
* May 11: [[Baidu Baike]], a Chinese collaborative online [[encyclopedia]], is launched in [[People's Republic of China]] by [[Baidu.com]], modelled on [[Wikipedia]] but heavily [[Censorship|self censored]]. Wikipedia is [[Blocking of Wikipedia in mainland China|largely inaccessible]] without a [[Proxy server|proxy]] in [[People's Republic of China|China]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/asia-pacific/4761301.stm | work=BBC News | title=Site launches 'Chinese Wikipedia' | date=11 May 2006}}</ref>
* May 11: [[Baidu Baike]], a Chinese collaborative online [[encyclopedia]], is launched in [[People's Republic of China]] by [[Baidu.com]], modelled on [[Wikipedia]] but heavily [[Censorship|self censored]]. Wikipedia is [[Blocking of Wikipedia in mainland China|largely inaccessible]] without a [[Proxy server|proxy]] in [[People's Republic of China|China]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/asia-pacific/4761301.stm | work=BBC News | title=Site launches 'Chinese Wikipedia' | date=11 May 2006}}</ref>
* May 20: The construction of the [[Three Gorges Dam]] wall, the largest dam in the world, is completed in the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5000092.stm|title=Three Gorges dam wall completed|work=BBC News|date=20 May 2006|accessdate=17 May 2013}}</ref>
* May 20: The construction of the [[Three Gorges Dam]] wall, the largest dam in the world, is completed in the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5000092.stm|title=Three Gorges dam wall completed|work=BBC News|date=20 May 2006|access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>


===July===
===July===
* July 1: The [[Qingzang railway]] launches a trial operation, making [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] the last [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China|province-level entity]] of [[People's Republic of China|China]] to have a conventional railway.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-07-02-china-railway_x.htm?POE=TECISVA|title=China's first train to Tibet conquers high-altitude hurdles|publisher=[[The Associated Press]]|date=02 Jul 2006|accessdate=31 Jul 2009|first=Alexa|last=Olesen}}</ref>
* July 1: The [[Qingzang railway]] launches a trial operation, making [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] the last [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China|province-level entity]] of [[People's Republic of China|China]] to have a conventional railway.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-07-02-china-railway_x.htm?POE=TECISVA|title=China's first train to Tibet conquers high-altitude hurdles|publisher=[[The Associated Press]]|date=2 Jul 2006|access-date=31 Jul 2009|first=Alexa|last=Olesen}}</ref>
* July 6: The [[Nathula Pass]] between [[India]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]], sealed during the [[Sino-Indian War]], re-opens for trade after 44 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/07/content_4803157.htm|title=''Silk Road'' rejoins at Nathu La Pass after 44 years|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|date=2006-07-07|first=Li|last=Baodong|coauthors=Shuangqi, Fu|accessdate=05 Aug 2009|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5ix2y1B6y|archivedate=11 Aug 2009|deadurl=no}}</ref>
* July 6: The [[Nathula Pass]] between [[India]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]], sealed during the [[Sino-Indian War]], re-opens for trade after 44 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/07/content_4803157.htm |title=''Silk Road'' rejoins at Nathu La Pass after 44 years |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |date=2006-07-07 |first=Li |last=Baodong |author2=Shuangqi, Fu |access-date=5 Aug 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209231058/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/07/content_4803157.htm |archive-date=2011-12-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* July 7: An explosion in the village of Dongzhai village in [[Shanxi]] province in north [[China]] kills 43 people.<!--<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2162725&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312}}</ref>-->
* July 7: An explosion in the village of Dongzhai village in [[Shanxi]] province in north [[China]] kills 43 people.<!--<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2162725&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312}}</ref>-->
* July 11: [[Liu Xiang]] of [[People's Republic of China|China]] sets a new [[Athletics world record|World Record]] for the 110 metres [[Hurdling|hurdles]] at the Super Grand Prix in [[Lausanne]] with a time of 12.88 seconds.<!--<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/GP06/news/Kind=2/newsId=35280.html]</ref>-->
* July 11: [[Liu Xiang (hurdler)|Liu Xiang]] of [[People's Republic of China|China]] sets a new [[Athletics world record|World Record]] for the 110 metres [[Hurdling|hurdles]] at the Super Grand Prix in [[Lausanne]] with a time of 12.88 seconds.<!--<ref>http://www.iaaf.org/GP06/news/Kind=2/newsId=35280.html {{Bare URL inline|date=December 2021}}</ref>-->
* July 22: [[July 2006 Yunnan earthquake]]: An earthquake measuring 5.1-5.2 in magnitude hits a mountainous region of [[Yunnan Province]] in south [[China]] killing at least 18-19 people and injuring at least 60 more.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/22/world/main1826764.shtml | work=CBS News | title=Quake Rocks China, 19 Dead | date=22 Jul 2006}}</ref>
* July 22: [[July 2006 Yunnan earthquake]]: An earthquake measuring 5.1-5.2 in magnitude hits a mountainous region of [[Yunnan Province]] in south [[China]] killing at least 18-19 people and injuring at least 60 more.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/22/world/main1826764.shtml | work=CBS News | title=Quake Rocks China, 19 Dead | date=22 Jul 2006}}</ref>
* July 27: More than 80 people dead and missing as a result of [[2006 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Kaemi (Glenda)|Typhoon Kaemi]].<!--<ref>[http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=278991]</ref>-->
* July 27: More than 80 people dead and missing as a result of [[2006 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Kaemi (Glenda)|Typhoon Kaemi]].<!--<ref>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=278991 {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref>-->


===August===
===August===
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===November===
===November===
* November 13: [[Nanshan Colliery disaster]]: A [[colliery]] explosion in [[Shanxi]] province in northern [[China]] kills at least 24 miners.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20749177-1702,00.html | title=Latest Stories From News.Com.Au}}</ref>
* November 13: [[Nanshan Colliery disaster]]: A [[colliery]] explosion in [[Shanxi]] province in northern [[China]] kills at least 24 miners.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20749177-1702,00.html | archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091001121759/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C20867%2C20749177%2D1702%2C00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2009-10-01 | title=Latest Stories From News.Com.Au | access-date=2010-09-07 }}</ref>


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Chinese films of the 2000s#2006|2006 in Chinese film]]
* [[List of Chinese films of 2006]]
* [[Chinese Super League 2006]]
* [[Chinese Super League 2006]]
* [[Hong Kong League Cup 2006–07]]
* [[Hong Kong League Cup 2006–07]]
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{Years in China}}
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Events in the year 2006 in China.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Events

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The construction of the Three Gorges Dam wall, the largest dam in the world, is completed

March

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April

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  • April 14: A man disfigured in a bear attack becomes the first in China to have a face transplant.[2]
  • April 30: 24 miners killed in a mine explosion in the Chinese province of Shaanxi.[3]

May

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July

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August

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November

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Deaths

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  • December 20: Ma Ji, Chinese actor (born 1934)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "10th CPPCC National Committee opens 4th session in Beijing".
  2. ^ "First face transplant for China". BBC News. 14 Apr 2006.
  3. ^ "Blast at China coal mine kills 27". BBC News. April 30, 2006.
  4. ^ "Site launches 'Chinese Wikipedia'". BBC News. 11 May 2006.
  5. ^ "Three Gorges dam wall completed". BBC News. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. ^ Olesen, Alexa (2 Jul 2006). "China's first train to Tibet conquers high-altitude hurdles". The Associated Press. Retrieved 31 Jul 2009.
  7. ^ Baodong, Li; Shuangqi, Fu (2006-07-07). "Silk Road rejoins at Nathu La Pass after 44 years". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2011-12-09. Retrieved 5 Aug 2009.
  8. ^ "Quake Rocks China, 19 Dead". CBS News. 22 Jul 2006.
  9. ^ "China typhoon sparks mass exodus". BBC News. 10 Aug 2006.
  10. ^ "Latest Stories From News.Com.Au". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
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