CIIC:Selected anniversaries/February 13

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Wang Xuan

1988: Chinese athlete Li Yan became the champion of 1000-meter short track speed skating at the 15th Winter Olympics in Canada.

2004: UNESCO international group of experts in Paris identified eight world geoparks in China.

2006: Wang Xuan, founder of the Chinese laser typesetting, the academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, passed away.