1878 in China

Events from the year 1878 in China.

← 1877 1876 1875 1874 1873 1878 in China → 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
See also:	Other events of 1878 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Guangxu Emperor (4th year)
  • Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi

Viceroys

• Viceroy of Zhili — Li Hongzhang
• Viceroy of Min-Zhe — He Jing
• Viceroy of Huguang — Li Hanzhang
• Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Zuo Zongtang
• Viceroy of Liangguang — Liu Kunyi
• Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Liu Changyou
• Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen
• Viceroy of Liangjiang — Shen Baozhen

Events

• Qing reconquest of Xinjiang
• Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–79^[1]
• The Great Wall construction Was finalized

Births

• Chen Qimei, Tongmenghui member
• Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren, Mongolian independence leader^[2]