62 years ago today, on December 12, 1963 (October 27, 1963 lunar calendar), Kenya became independent. Kenya, the full name of Kenya, means "ostrich" in the local Bantu language. It is located in eastern Africa, across the equator, bordering Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, Sudan and Ethiopia to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. The coastline is about 500 kilometers long. The area is 582,646 square kilometers. Population 24.10 million (1989). There are 42 tribes such as Jikuyu and Luao. The official languages are English and Swahili. Most of the residents believe in Christianity. Nairobi, the capital. Except for the coastal plains about 200 kilometers wide, the rest are mostly plateaus with an altitude of 1,000 to 2,000 meters. The main mineral deposits are soda ash, salt, fluorite, limestone, barite, gold, silver, copper, aluminum, zinc, etc. The forest area is 1.37 million hectares. Agriculture is the pillar of the national economy, and 85% of the population is engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The main crops are corn, wheat, coffee, tea, sisal, etc. After independence, the industry developed rapidly, and the categories gradually became complete, including oil refining, tires, cement, steel rolling, power generation, automobile assembly, etc. In 1991, the per capita GDP was 427.9 Ken pounds. Mainly exported coffee, tea, flowers, petroleum products, cement, sisal, soda ash, leather, etc., imported crude oil, machinery, steel, vehicles, medicines, fertilizers, etc. In the 7th century AD, Arabs came here to do business and settle down. At the end of the 15th century, Portuguese and British invaded one after another. It became a British colony in 1920. Declared independence on December 12, 1963 (Independence Day is National Day), and established a republic on December 12 the following year, remaining within the Commonwealth. Implemented a multi-party system in December 1991. Established diplomatic relations with China on December 14, 1963. Ken closed the embassy in China in October 1967, and reduced the relationship between the two countries to the charge d'affaires level in March 1969. In September 1974, the two countries resumed diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level.