Blast from the past of the day: Project 882

30 years ago after informing UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) that China intended to build a Marine observation station in Fiery Cross Reef, the PLAN kicked off Project 882 (Feb 1988) with a naval task force to start the construction soon after.  It was PRC’s first reclamation project in that area. 

Here's are screen shots from a documentary on Project 882: