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