Leaders of the Early Days of the Chinese Solar Industry*

I was born in 1970, the year China woke from dormancy and began to move and prosper. In that year, PV cells were used for the first time in Dongfanghong 2, China’s telecommunications satellite. Since then, various PV cells have been gradually used in marine navigation, railway signals and other terrestrial facilities. Like scattered flames, they have worked together brightening solar energy’s prospects in China in the 21st century.