1899 in China

Events from the year 1899 in China.

← 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1899 in China → 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904
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See also:	Other events of 1899 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Guangxu Emperor

Viceroys

• Viceroy of Zhili — Yulu
• Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Xu Yingkui
• Viceroy of Huguang — Zhang Zhidong
• Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Tao Mo then Wei Guangtao
• Viceroy of Liangguang — Tan Zhonglin then Deshou
• Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Songfan
• Viceroy of Sichuan — Kuijun
• Viceroy of Liangjiang — Liu Kunyi

Events

• October 18 - Battle of Senluo Temple, a clash between members of the "Militia United in Righteousness" (義和團) better known as the "Boxers") and Qing government troops that took place on October 18, 1899, near a temple located on the western edge of Pingyuan County in northwestern Shandong.
• November 13 - Hunan province opens to foreign trade for the first time.
• Chinese oracle bones from the former capital site of Yinxu are identified by academic Wang Yirong as carrying Shang dynasty writing.

Births

• January 29 - Qu Qiubai, writer, poet and political activist
• August 21 - Fang Zhimin, military and political leader
• November 6 - Feng Zhanhai, military leader and government official
• November 18 - Li Lisan, politician