1887 in China
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Events in the year 1887 in China.
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Incumbents
- Emperor: Guangxu Emperor (13th year)
Viceroys
- Viceroy of Zhili â Li Hongzhang
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe â Yang Changjun
- Viceroy of Huguang â Yulu
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan â Tan Zhonglin
- Viceroy of Liangguang â Zhang Zhidong
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui â Cen Yuying
- Viceroy of Sichuan â Liu Bingzhang
- Viceroy of Liangjiang â Zeng Guoquan then Yulu then Zeng Guoquan
Events
- 6 July - Establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shensi[1]
- September- 1887 Yellow River flood- an estimated 1-2 million people die and up to another 2 million die in a pandemic in the following months
- 1 December - Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking
- Census finds a population of 401,520,392
