Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the China Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
The air force pilot who in 2003 became the first person sent into space by China, aboard Shenzhou 5.
Yang Liwei orbited the Earth fourteen times on 15 and 16 October 2003, making China the third country to send a person into space independently, after the Soviet Union and the United States.
He went on to senior roles in China's human spaceflight programme.
He went on to senior roles in China's human spaceflight programme.
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