1947 in China

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This is a list of events in the year 1947 in the Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 36 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

• President – Chiang Kai-shek
• Vice President – Li Zongren
• Premier – T. V. Soong, Chiang Kai-shek (acting), Zhang Qun
• Vice Premier – Weng Wenhao, Wang Yunwu

Events

January

• 7 January – The establishment of Tainan County in Taiwan
• 21–28 January – Campaign to the South of Baoding

February

• 28 February – Start of February 28 Incident in Taiwan

April

• 8–30 April – Zhengtai Campaign

March

• 19 March – Battle of Yan'an[1]

May

• 1–4 May – Zhengtai Campaign.
• 13–16 May – Menglianggu Campaign
• May 13 – July 1 – Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
• June 25 – July 6 – Campaign to the North of Baoding

July

• 29 July - 1947 Assam earthquake[2]

August

• 13–18 August – Meridian Ridge Campaign
• September 14 – November 5 – Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
• October 29 – November 25 – Campaign in the Eastern Foothills of the Funiu Mountains

October

• Yu Zisan Incident[3]

December

• 7–9 December – Battle of Phoenix Peak
• 25 December – The Constitution of the Republic of China went into effect.

Births

• 14 April – Chou Kung-shin, Director of National Palace Museum (2008–2012)
• 26 April – Lee Han-shen, President of Taiwan Power Company (2010–2013)
• 5 July – Lin Chun-te, member of Legislative Yuan (1999–2008)
• 10 September – Tseng Yung-chuan, Secretary-General of the Presidential Office (2012, 2015–2016)
• 5 November
  • Hsu Tsai-li – Mayor of Keelung City (2001–2007)
  • Yang Chao-hsiang – Minister of Education (1999–2000)
• 16 December – Wu Nai-ren, Secretary-General of Democratic Progressive Party (2000–2002, 2009, 2010)

Deaths

• May 16 – Zhang Lingfu, general

See also

• List of Chinese films of the 1940s

References

1. Denton, Kirk A. (2012-01-01). 8. Yan’an as a Site of Memory in Socialist and Postsocialist China. Brill. pp. 233–281. doi:10.1163/9789004220966_009. ISBN 978-90-04-22096-6.
2. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
3. He, Jiangfeng (2014). "After Death: A Study of the Yu Zisan Incident, 1947–1948" (PDF). Journal of Chinese Studies. 58: 259–286. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2022-05-03 – via Chinese University of Hong Kong.