1885 in China

Events in the year 1885 in China.

Incumbents

 * Guangxu Emperor (11th year)
 * Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi

Viceroys

 * Viceroy of Zhili — Li Hongzhang
 * Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Yang Changjun
 * Viceroy of Huguang — Bian Baodi then Yulu
 * Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Tan Zhonglin
 * Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhang Zhidong
 * Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Cen Yuying
 * Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen
 * Viceroy of Liangjiang — Zeng Guoquan

Events

 * Sino-French War
 * January 3–4 - Battle of Núi Bop
 * February 3–13 - Lạng Sơn Campaign
 * February 14 - Battle of Shipu
 * February 23 - Battle of Đồng Đăng
 * March 1 - Battle of Zhenhai
 * March 2 - Battle of Hòa Mộc
 * March 23 - Battle of Phu Lam Tao
 * March 24 - Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass)
 * June 9 - Treaty of Tientsin (1885), Sino-French War ends

Births

 * October 30 - Song Zheyuan
 * Su Zhaozheng

Deaths

 * September 5 – Zuo Zongtang, governor-general of Zhejiang and Fujian