1903 in China explained

The following lists events that happened during 1903 in China.

Incumbents

• Guangxu Emperor (29th year)

Viceroys

• • Viceroy of Zhili — Yuan Shikai Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Xu Yingkui then Xiliang then Li Xingrui
  • Viceroy of Huguang — Duanfang Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Songfan
    • • Viceroy of Liangguang — Deshou then Cen Chunxuan Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Ding Zhenduo Viceroy of Sichuan — Cen Chunxuan then Xiliang Viceroy of Liangjiang — Wei Guangtao

examination

• Zhuangyuan

Wang Shoupeng

Events

May

• Zhang Shizhao was hired as the chief editor of the Su Bao

July

• July 1 - Shanghai Municipal Police transferred six people, including Zhang Binglin, to the public for review.
• July 14 - the Dongqing Railway was opened to traffic.
• July 15 - the first public hearing.
• July 21 - The second public hearing was held, but due to the Qing court was busy with extradition, so the plaintiff’s lawyer requested a rescheduling at the beginning of the trial.

August

• August 13 - Tsar Nicolas II appointed Alexeyev as viceroy in charge of all civil and military authority over Russian possessions in the Far East, including Russian-occupied Manchuria, the Liaodong Peninsula, and Russia Amur Military District (present day Primorsky Krai).

December

• December 3 - The trial was officially held for a total of four days.

Births

• October 21 - K. C. Wu, a Chinese political figure and historian.
• November 4 - Watchman Nee, a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher.
• December 28 – Tang Yunsheng, an opera singer in Peking.
• Gan Siqi
• Lu Kanru
• Hua Gang
• Li Shuoxun
• Chen Geng

Deaths

• Zhu Shaowen
• April 11 - Ronglu was a Manchu political and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. (born in April 1836)
• Zhang Peilun