Maoming was established in 1959, and the system in which counties were placed under its administration was implemented in 1983.
It currently has jurisdiction over two districts, namely Maonan and Dianbai, and manages the three county-level cities of Gaozhou, Huazhou and Xinyi. The total land area of Maoming is 11,458 square kilometers. The permanent resident population of Maoming stood at 6.17 million at the end of 2020.
The Communist Party of China is founded.
The first countryside revolutionary base is established in Jinggangshan, East China's Jiangxi province.
The Red Army starts the Long March.
The whole-of-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression begins.
The People's Republic of China is established.
Land reform is carried out in liberated areas.
The Chinese People's Volunteers enter the DPRK to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
China's first large oil field is discovered in Karamay after the founding of the new China.
China's first home-made fighter jet makes its maiden flight.
New China's first truck rolls off the assembly line.
Chinese mountaineers ascend Mount Qomolangma.
China successfully explodes its first atomic bomb.
China's first satellite Dongfanghong I is launched.
China's first nuclear-powered submarine is commissioned.
The 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China holds its third plenary session, marking the start of reform and opening-up.
The Chinese government resumes exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong.
The Chinese government resumes exercise of sovereignty over Macao.
China joins the World Trade Organization.
The first Chinese person is sent into space.
Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the highest railroad in the world, is put into use.
Beijing holds the 29th Olympic Games.
Expo 2010 Shanghai is held.
China's first aircraft carrier is commissioned.
The Belt and Road Initiative is put forward.
Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) begins operation.
China sets up the Xiong'an New Area.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge opens to traffic.
The Beidou Navigation Satellite System is completed and starts providing full-scale global services.
China secures major strategic achievements in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
The last 832 poor counties are lifted out of poverty.
