This Day, That Year

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy.

An item on Sept 13, 1988, from China Daily showed a Chinese athlete holding up a torch in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, signaling the beginning of the Sport Aid, which is a sport-themed campaign for African famine relief.

It was the first time that China had taken part in such an international event.