What's the big event in China in 2008?

Major events in China in 2008 include: snowstorm, Wenchuan earthquake, 29th Summer Olympic Games, melamine incident and the successful launch of Shenzhou VII manned spacecraft.

1, snowstorm

Since 65438 10/9, there have been continuous large-scale snowstorms in central and southern Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hubei and other provincial administrative regions in China, with heavy losses.

2. Wenchuan earthquake

On May 12, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, China, which was felt all over the country except Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 69,227 people have been confirmed dead, 374,643 injured and missing 17923.

29th Summer Olympic Games

August 8 ~ August 24-2008 Beijing Olympic Games was held in Beijing, China. China won 5/kloc-0 Olympic gold medals, ranking first in the gold medal list, the highest in history.

4. Melamine incident

On September 1 1, Sanlu brand infant milk powder was exposed to a large amount of "melamine", which caused the baby to develop kidney calculi after eating it. On September 13, a large-scale safety accident involving melamine in milk powder occurred in China, killing 6,244 children and 4 people.

The Shenzhou VII manned spacecraft was successfully launched.

September 25th to 28th —— The Shenzhou VII manned spacecraft was launched, and China astronaut Zhai Zhigang left the cabin for the first time, and then returned safely, which was declared a success.

Extended data:

1, the year 2008 is a leap year, and the fifth day of the fifth lunar month (the Year of the Rat) is also the International Year of Language, the International Year of the Earth and the International Year of Health.

2.5. 12 Wenchuan earthquake severely damaged more than 65,438+10,000 square kilometers, of which * * * 10 county (city) was the extremely hard-hit area, ***4 1 county (city) was the relatively hard-hit area, and * *180 was the general disaster area. As of September 8, 2008 12, the Wenchuan earthquake in May 12 * * had caused 69,227 deaths, 374,643 injuries and 17923 missing, which was the most destructive earthquake since the founding of the People's Republic of China and the largest number of casualties after the Tangshan earthquake.

With the approval of the State Council, May 12 has been the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day since 2009.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia _2008