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Chinese Civil War: The SS Kiangya, carrying Nationalist refugees from Shanghai, explodes in the Huangpu River.
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Chinese Civil War
1927–1949 civil war in China
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermittently from 1 August 1927 until Communist victory resulted in their total control over mainland…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
SS Kiangya
Chinese passenger steamship
SS Kiangya or Jiangya was a Chinese passenger steamship that was destroyed in an explosion near the mouth of the Huangpu River 50 miles (80 km) north of Shanghai on 3 or 4 December 1948. Her wreck was cleared from the channel in 1956 and her hull refurbished, re-entering…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nationalist government
Government of China from 1925 to 1948
The Nationalist government, officially the National Government of the Republic of China, refers to the government of the Republic of China from 1 July 1925 to 20 May 1948, led by the nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) party.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Shanghai
Municipality and largest city in China
Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the second largest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Huangpu River
Large tributary of the Yangtze
The Huangpu, formerly romanized as Whangpoo, is a 113 km-long (70 mi) river flowing north through Shanghai. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 4
Day of the year
December 4 is the 338th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 27 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)