1905 in China

Events from the year 1905 in China.

← 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1905 in China → 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events of 1905 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Guangxu Emperor (31st year)

Viceroys

• Viceroy of Zhili — Yuan Shikai
• Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Wei Guangtao then Shengyun then Songfan then Duanfang
• Viceroy of Huguang — Zhang Zhidong
• Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Songfan then Shengyun
• Viceroy of Liangguang — Cen Chunxuan
• Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Ding Zhenduo
• Viceroy of Sichuan — Xiliang
• Viceroy of Liangjiang — Duanfang

Events

• May 10 — Chinese Boycott of 1905 begins, it is a large-scale boycott of American goods in China in reaction to a string of anti-Chinese events in the United States.
  • The boycott originated when the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of San Francisco called upon the people of China to pressure the United States into treating the Chinese immigrants in America better.
• Tibetan rebellion of 1905 in Yunnan province began with a series of attacks on Christian missionaries and converts and ended with the imperial Chinese government re-asserting control of the province.
• 20 August 1905 — Tongmenghui, a secret society and underground resistance movement, is founded by Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others in Tokyo, Japan