This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2017-06-23 09:30
Item from June 23, 1987, in China Daily: The Xiangfan Hot Air Balloon Association, the country's first, marked its founding last week with an exhibition.
The club in Hubei province will sponsor an international hot air balloon contest in September.
Hot air ballooning is a relatively new pastime for Chinese, but it's catching on fast.
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