The following lists events in the year 1997 in China.
Incumbents General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party: Jiang Zemin President: Jiang Zemin Premier: Li Peng Vice President: Rong Yiren Vice Premier: Zhu Rongji
Governors 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 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. 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 1997 Shanghai International Film Festival: The Woodlanders won the award for Best Feature Film List of Chinese films of 1997
Sport December 5–14 – 1997 AFC Women's Championship, in Guangdong Chinese Jia-A League 1997 China at the 1997 East Asian Games
Births January - Fan Zhendong, Chinese professional table tennis player. April 3 - Zhao Xintong, Chinese professional snooker player. July 7 - Liu Yan (golfer) November - Xu Minghao, singer, member of Seventeen.
Deaths January 14 — King Hu, film director based in Hong Kong and Taiwan (b. 1932) January 28 — Wong Shun-leung, Hong Kong martial artist (b. 1935) February 2 — Qin Jiwei, general (b. 1914) February 17 — Leonard Ho, Hong Kong film producer (b. 1925) February 19 — Deng Xiaoping, 3rd Paramount Leader of China (b. 1904) March 31 — Dorothy Liu, Hong Kong pro-Beijing politician (b. 1934) April 9 — Wu Zuoren, painter (b. 1908) April 11 — Wang Xiaobo, novelist and essayist (b. 1952) April 26 — Peng Zhen, 4th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (b. 1902) May 6 — Wang You, biochemist (b. 1910) May 7 — Yip Hon, gambling tycoon (b. 1904) May 16 — Wang Zengqi, writer (b. 1920) May 25 — Luo Ergang, historian (b. 1901) June 6 — Liao Shantao, mathematician (b. 1920) June 10 — Zhou Lin, politician (b. 1912) June 27 — Joseph Zong Huaide, Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Shandong (b. 1917) June 28 — Yang Yichen, politician (b. 1914) June 30 — Su Bingqi, archaeologist and co-founder of Peking University's archaeology program (b. 1909) September 8 — Yu Jim-yuen, martial artist, actor, teacher and the master of China Drama Academy (b. 1905) September 22 — Chiang Wei-kuo, Nationalist general and adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek (b. 1916) September 23 — Lu Sheng, lieutenant general (b. 1911) October 7 — Wan Laiming, animator (b. 1900) October 17 – Fang Yi, former Vice Premier of China (b. 1916) October 20 — Li Ruishan, politician (b. 1920) October 26 — Teng Haiqing, military officer and politician (b. 1909) November 8 — Lam Ching-ying, Hong Kong stuntman, actor, martial artist and action director (b. 1952) November 9 — Wu Xiuquan, military officer and diplomat (b. 1908) December 4 — Ho Sin Hang, Hong Kong entrepreneur, philanthropist and financier (b. 1900) December 16 — Hu Ning, physicist and writer (b. 1916)
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