Portal:China/Anniversaries/May/May 8

Events

• 453 BC – The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period of China.
• 1997 – A China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.

Deaths

• 1278 – Emperor Duanzong of Song (pictured) (b. 1268)