CIIC:Selected anniversaries/December 14
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1408: The compilation of the Yongle Encyclopedia was completed.
1960: China established diplomatic relations with Somalia.
1971: China established diplomatic relations with Cyprus.
1992: Yang Zhaoxi, a famous Chinese writer by the penname of Shating, passed away.
1994: The Three Gorges Dam project on the Yangtze River kicked-off.
2013: China's lunar probe Chang'e 3, with the country's first-ever moon rover Yutu onboard, successfully lands on the moon.