2011 in China

Tiangong-1 () was China's first prototype space station. It orbited Earth from September 2011 to April 2018, serving as both a crewed laboratory and an experimental testbed to demonstrate orbital rendezvous and docking capabilities during its two years of active operational life.

Yinghuo-1 () was a Chinese Mars-exploration space probe, intended to be the first Chinese planetary space probe and the first Chinese spacecraft to orbit Mars. It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on 8 November 2011, along with the Russian Fobos-Grunt sample return spacecraft, which was intended to visit Mars's moon Phobos. The 115-kg (250-lb) Yinghuo-1 probe was intended by the CNSA to orbit Mars for about two years, studying the planet's surface, atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetic field. Shortly after launch, Fobos-Grunt was expected to perform two burns to depart Earth orb

eighth launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft

earthquake

beauty pageant edition

2011 international summit in Sanya, China

2011 hijacking of two Chinese cargo ships and subsequent massacre of all 13 crew members

Tibetan Buddhist monastery in China's Sichuan Province

centenary celebration event

overview of China-related events during the year of 2011

series of deaths in Foxconn City, China