CIIC:Selected anniversaries/October 3

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Kaiping Mining Bureau

1877: Li Hongzhang started to build the Kaiping Mining Bureau.

1949: China and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level.

1992: Genetic engineering of rice breeding experienced a breakthrough.

1993: The Chinese film Finding Fun was awarded a first prize at the 6th Tokyo Int'l Film Festival.

1993: Dozens of visitors swept away by tides of Qiantang River, 19 dead.