1878 in China
# 1878 in China

Events from the year 1878 in China.

## 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
* The Great Wall construction Was finalized

## Births

* Chen Qimei, Tongmenghui member
* Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren, Mongolian independence leader
