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1879 in China 
Summary
Events from the year 1879 in China.
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Incumbents edit
- Guangxu Emperor (5th year)
- Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi
Viceroys edit
- 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 then Zhang Shusheng then Yukuan
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Liu Changyou
- Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen
- Viceroy of Liangjiang — Shen Baozhen then Liu Kunyi
Events edit
- Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–79 [1][1]
- St. John's College (Shanghai) founded[2]
References edit
- ^ Edgerton-Tarpley, Kathryn (2004). "Family and Gender in Famine: Cultural Responses to Disaster in North China, 1876-1879". Journal of Women's History. 16 (4): 119–147. doi:10.1353/jowh.2004.0079. S2CID 145223452. Project MUSE 175846.
- ^ Local Community in the Era of Social Media Technologies: A Global Approach By Hui-Lan Titangos. p 84
- Jian-Xin Qi, Ming-Sheng Zhu & Wilson R. Lourenço. http://sea-entomologia.org/Publicaciones/RevistaIbericaAracnologia/RIA10/R10-012-137.pdf