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See also:	Other events of 1985 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the People's Republic of China.

• General Secretary of the Communist Party: Hu Yaobang
• President: Li Xiannian
• Premier: Zhao Ziyang
• Chairman: Deng Yingchao
• Vice President: Ulanhu
• Vice Premier: Wan Li

• Governor of Anhui Province – Wang Yuzhao
• Governor of Fujian Province – Hu Ping
• Governor of Gansu Province – Chen Guangyi
• Governor of Guangdong Province – Liang Lingguang
• Governor of Guizhou Province – Wang Zhaowen
• Governor of Hebei Province – Zhang Shuguang
• Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Chen Lei, Hou Jie
• Governor of Henan Province – He Zhukang
• Governor of Hubei Province – Huang Zhizhen
• Governor of Hunan Province – Liu Zheng
• Governor of Jiangsu Province – Gu Xiulian
• Governor of Jiangxi Province – Zhao Zengyi, Ni Xiance
• Governor of Jilin Province – Zhao Xiu, Gao Dezhan
• Governor of Liaoning Province – Quan Shuren
• Governor of Qinghai Province – Huang Jingbo, Song Ruixiang
• Governor of Shaanxi Province – Li Qingwei
• Governor of Shandong Province – Liang Buting, Li Chang'an
• Governor of Shanxi Province – Wang Senhao
• Governor of Sichuan Province – Yang Xizong, Jiang Minkuan
• Governor of Yunnan Province – Pu Chaozhu, He Zhiqiang
• Governor of Zhejiang Province – Xue Ju

• Foshan Shadi Airport opened to commersial flights.
• January 18 - CAAC Flight 5109 incident happened.
• March 26 - Lianyungang Baitabu Airport opened to commersial flights.
• April 15 - Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport opened to civil flights.
• April 18 - Luquan earthquake^[1]
• June 19 to 25 - Typhoon Hal
• August 4 - Eight Immortals Restaurant murders
• August 15 to 21 - Typhoon Mamie
• August 16 to 25 - Typhoon Nelson
• August 23 - Wuqia earthquake

• December 19 - Aeroflot Flight 101/435 was hijacked.^[2]

• 8th Hundred Flowers Awards

• April 3 - 3rd Golden Eagle Awards
• May 23 - 5th Golden Rooster Awards
• Whum! perform in China during their pop tour and being the first Western pop act to perform in the country.^[3]

• Ji Gong (TV series)
• Zhuge Liang (TV series)

• Zhuge Liang (TV series)

• Beijing Language and Culture University Press
• Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering
• Chongqing International Construction Corporation
• ZTE
• China Construction America
• Chunlan Group
• Dalian University of Technology Press
• Guangzhou Peugeot Automobile Company
• Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery Group
• Hengan International
• Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises
• Qianjiang Motorcycle
• SEPCO3
• Vinda International
• Bosom Friend
• Information Times
• Chengdu Golden Apple Child Education
• Inner Mongolia University Press
• Social Sciences Literature Press
• January - China Film Performance Art Academy
• January 1 - China Xinjiang Airlines
• March 2 - Wenhui Book Review
• April - South Reviews
• April - Ürümqi Television Station
• May - China Television Artists Association
• May - Qingling Motors
• July - Henan Business Daily
• July 1 - Lhasa Evening Post
• July 4 - Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co., Ltd.
• August - Xiamen International Bank
• October - China Travel Service
• December 30 - Shanghai Airlines

• 2nd Garrison Division of Nanjing Military Region
• Beth Aharon Synagogue
• Dashatou railway station
• November - 33rd Army Division (2nd Formation)

• Beijing Aviation Museum
• Lhasa Youth Activity Center
• Shenzhen Experimental School
• Beijing Union University
• Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Press
• Beijing Zhongshan University
• Changsha Mosque
• Guanghua School of Management
• Hunan Women's University
• Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
• People's Liberation Army National Defense University
• Qingdao University
• Wuyi University
• Xingfu Temple
• Xinyu University^[4]
• Rizhao West railway station
• March 1 - Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• May - Tibet Autonomous Region Mass Art Museum
• July - Tibet Stadium
• July - Hongfa Temple
• August 28 - LN Garden Hotel Guangzhou fully opened.^[5]
• September - Lhasa Hotel
• September - Yanzigang Stadium
• October - Dongying Shengli Airport
• December - Shandong Technology and Business University
• December 29 - Guomao Building

• July 21 to August 11- 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
• May 19 - 1985 China v Hong Kong football match
• September 9 to 10 - 1985 China Masters in Snooker

• Jie Chen, A Chinese pianist.
• Chen Tianzhuo, A Chinese contemporary artist.
• Huihui Cheng, composer and pianist.
• January 12 - Xiao Qin, A gymnist.^{[citation needed]}
• January 23 - Dong Fangzhuo, A football player.^{[citation needed]}
• January 29 - Liu Chunhong, A weightlifter.^{[citation needed]}
• February 3 - Lu Lin, A football player.^{[citation needed]}
• February 24 - Cheng Jiaru, A former footballer.
• March 4 - Cheng Jiaru, An olympic swimmer.

• March 11 - Gong Qianyun, A woman chess grandmaster.
• March 11 - Chen Tao, A former footballer.^{[citation needed]}
• March 19 - Kin Seng Chan, A footballer.^{[citation needed]}
• April 5 - Chen Yanyan, An olympic swimmer.
• April 10 - Wang Meng, A speed skater.^{[citation needed]}
• April 14 - Cheng Xiaopeng, A former footballer.
• April 16 - Yao Hanlin, A football player.
• May 22 - Chrissie Chau, Acress and model.
• June 26 - Urgyen Trinley Dorje, A Tibetian Lama.^{[citation needed]}
• July 2 - Cao Xuan, A football player.
• July 15 - Chen Xu, A former footballer.
• July 17 - Chen Fengqing, A Parlympics goalball player.
• July 26 - Bibi Zhou, A musician.^{[citation needed]}
• August 27 - Chan Suet Ying, speed skater.
• September 3 - Wang Shouting, A football player.^{[citation needed]}
• September 4 - Bai Xiaolei, A football player.
• September 13 - Emi Suzuki, Model and Actress.^{[citation needed]}
• Septedmber 18 - Koo Kien Keat - A Badminton player.^{[citation needed]}
• September 19 - Chen Qiushi, A lawyer, activist and journalist.
• October 4 - Zhang Dan, A pair skater.^{[citation needed]}
• October 16 - Chen Lei, A former Chinese footballer.
• November 6 - Sun Yue^{[citation needed]}
• November 9 - Chen He, A Chinese actor.
• November 10 - Wu Minxia, A diver.^{[citation needed]}
• November 24 - Zhou Heng, A football player.
• December 3 - Zhao Xuri, A football player.^{[citation needed]}
• December 10 - Bu Xiangzhi, A Chinese chess player.^{[citation needed]}

• Xia Nai, An archaeologist
• Xu Enzeng, A politician.
• Yao Zongxun,the successor of Wang Xiangzha.
• January 7 - Zhao Jingshen, A novelist.
• February 19 - Yang Shixian, A chemist.
• May 10 - Yin Zizhong, A musician.
• July 8 - Li Xudan, A human Geographer.
• July 11 - Chu Chia-Jen. Aviation engineer.
• July 28 - Zhou Chunquan, A general.
• August 12, Xiao Hua, A general.
• August 20 - Chow Ching-Wen, hunam rights activist.
• September 26 - Zhang Tianyi, A writer and children's author.
• October 22 - Xu Shiyou, A general.