1671 in China
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Events from the year 1671 in China.
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Incumbents
- Kangxi Emperor (10th year)
Viceroys
- Viceroy of Zhejiang â Zhao Tingchen
- Viceroy of Fujian â Liu Dou
- Viceroy of Chuan-Hu â Cai Yurong
- Viceroy of Shan-Shaan â Luoduo
- Viceroy of Liangguang â Zhou Youde, Quan Guangzu[1][better source needed]
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui â Gan Wenkun
- Viceroy of Liangjiang â Maleji
Events
- Because poor, marginal lands were exempted from the annual land tax, and the Qing court rewarded officials who could induce people to expand cultivated land. Therefore, the Viceroy of Chuan-Hu, Cai Yurong, observed that âthere is an abundance of cultivated land in Szechwan, but there are not enough people to cultivate it,â[2] the throne decreed that âthose who were willing to settle in Szechwan were to be tax-exempt for a period of five years and that any local official who could attract three hundred immigrants would be promoted immediately. (See æ¹å»£å¡«åå·)
- Sino-Russian border conflicts
Deaths
- Geng Jimao, Ming-turned-Qing general