The First Joint-stock Commercial Bank in the Chinese Mainland is Launched on April 8, 1987

Yangpu Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge with the largest span in the world, is completed on April 8, 1993. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

The first joint-stock commercial bank in the Chinese mainland is launched on April 8, 1987

China Merchants Bank, initiated by China Merchants Group, was established on April 8, 1987.

It was the first joint-stock commercial bank in the Chinese mainland and was a pilot bank for reform of the banking industry outside the system in China.

China Merchants Bank, first established in Shekou, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, is a subordinate company of China Merchants Group and has the fifth largest market value among banks in the Chinese mainland.

Yangpu Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge with the largest span in the world, is completed on April 8, 1993

The cable-stayed bridge with the World's largest span -- Yangpu Bridge -- was completed on April 8, 1993.

The bridge was contracted by several Chinese central SOEs including China Railway Construction Corporation Limited.

It connects Puxi and Pudong in Shanghai and was a starting program to support Pudong's development.

The main bridge adopted a cable-stayed suspension structure with twin towers and a double cable plane. The main bridge spans 602 meters, the largest of its kind in the world.

The first generation of HX series locomotives, which are able to carry a hundred tons of goods in each car, came into service on April 8, 2014

A single car of a Chinese freight train became able to carry as much as a hundred tons of goods when the first generation of HX series locomotives went into service on April 8, 2014.

This type of locomotive, able to carry a hundred tons of goods in each car, meets all international standards.

The locomotive was developed by China CNR Corporation Limited, which later merged with China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation Limited and become CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC). It was China's first heavy axle load locomotive meeting international heavy loading standards.

(Executive editor: Li Shuling)