Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.

Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. It is also a member in the C9 League.

"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addition to the geographical mainland, the geopolitical sense of the term includes islands such as Hainan, Chongming, and Zhoushan. By convention, territories outside of mainland China include:

• Special administrative regions of China, which are regarded as subdivisions of the country, but retain distinct administrative, judicial and economic systems from those on the mainland:
  • Hong Kong, formerly a British colony
  • Macau, formerly a Portuguese colony
• Taiwan, along with Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor islands, are collectively known as the Taiwan Area, where has been the major territorial base of the government of the Republic of China (ROC) since 1950. Though the ROC still claims the “Mainland Area” as its constitutionally defined territory.

April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 246 days remain until the end of the year.