1962 in China

Events from the year 1962 in China.

Incumbents

 * Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
 * President of the People's Republic of China – Liu Shaoqi
 * Premier of the People's Republic of China – Zhou Enlai
 * Chairman of the National People's Congress – Zhu De
 * Vice President of the People's Republic of China – Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
 * Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Chen Yun

Governors

 * Governor of Anhui Province – Huang Yan
 * Governor of Fujian Province –
 * until unknown: Wu Hongxiang
 * month unknown: Jiang Yizhen
 * starting month unknown: Wei Jinshui
 * Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan
 * Governor of Guangdong Province – Chen Yu
 * Governor of Guizhou Province – Zhou Lin
 * Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
 * Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Li Fanwu
 * Governor of Henan Province – Wu Zhipu then Wen Minsheng
 * Governor of Hubei Province – Zhang Tixue
 * Governor of Hunan Province – Cheng Qian
 * Governor of Jiangsu Province – Hui Yuyu
 * Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shao Shiping
 * Governor of Jilin Province – Li Youwen
 * Governor of Liaoning Province – Huang Oudong
 * Governor of Qinghai Province – Yuan Renyuan
 * Governor of Shaanxi Province – Zhao Boping
 * Governor of Shandong Province – Tan Qilong
 * Governor of Shanxi Province – Wei Heng
 * Governor of Sichuan Province – Li Dazhang
 * Governor of Yunnan Province – Ding Yichuan
 * Governor of Zhejiang Province – Zhou Jianren

Events

 * Four Pests campaign

Establishments

 * Yiling Senior High School
 * Beijing Language and Culture University
 * Chinese Xiangqi Association
 * Hundred Flowers Awards
 * Nanning Wuxu International Airport

Births

 * December - Li Xi
 * January - Wang Xiaodong
 * June 9 - Zhu Minzhu
 * July 28 - Liang Weifen
 * November 28 - Ma Yongfeng

Deaths

 * Li Jieren
 * Lei Feng
 * Long Yun
 * Li Kenong
 * Lu Dachang