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.