April 3, 1953: The  first National Conference on Rural Work is held

April 3, 1953: The Rural Work Department of the CPC Central Committee holds its first National Conference on Rural Work

April 3, 1992: The Fifth Session of the Seventh National People's Congress adopts a resolution to build the hydroelectric Three Gorges Dam

April 3, 1998: The Central Military Commission establishes the General Armament Department of the People's Liberation Army