1879 in China explained

Events from the year 1879 in China.

Incumbents

• Guangxu Emperor (5th 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 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

• Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–79 http://sea-entomologia.org/Publicaciones/RevistaIbericaAracnologia/RIA10/R10-012-137.pdf^[1]
• St. John's College (Shanghai) founded^[2]

References

• Jian-Xin Qi, Ming-Sheng Zhu & Wilson R. Lourenço. http://sea-entomologia.org/Publicaciones/RevistaIbericaAracnologia/RIA10/R10-012-137.pdf

Notes and References

1. Edgerton-Tarpley . Kathryn . Family and Gender in Famine: Cultural Responses to Disaster in North China, 1876-1879 . Journal of Women's History . 2004 . 16 . 4 . 119–147 . 10.1353/jowh.2004.0079 . 145223452 . .
2. Local Community in the Era of Social Media Technologies: A Global ApproachBy Hui-Lan Titangos. p 84