1687 in China

Events from the year 1687 in China.

Incumbents

 * Kangxi Emperor (26th year)

Events

 * Five French Jesuits arrive in Beijing and later help the emperor in the Bureau of Astronomy and in the field of medicine
 * The imperial court promulgates a plan requiring garrison officers to ascertain that candidates (whether Manchu, Mongol, or Chinese) were in some degree proficient in horsemanship and archery before being admitted to the entry-level imperial examinations
 * Sino-Russian border conflicts

Births

 * Li Wei (1687?–1738) a native of Xuzhou, Jiangsu and instrumental in carrying out Yongzheng's nationwide reforms in his role in various regional governing positions.

Deaths

 * Frederick Coyett ; born in Stockholm c. 1615, buried in Amsterdam on 17 October 1687, was a Swedish nobleman and the last colonial governor for the Dutch colony of Formosa
 * Geng Juzhong (1650–1687) was the third son of Geng Jimao, brother of Revolt of the Three Feudatories participant Geng Jingzhong and court member of the Qing dynasty. He was a Third Class Viscount