Events from the year 1890 in China.
Incumbents Guangxu Emperor (17th year) Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi
Events February 17 — The British steamship Duburg is wrecked in the South China Sea: 400 lives are lost December 27 — The British steamship Shanghai burns in the East China Sea off the coast of Anhui Province; 101 lives are lost.
Births
Taixu, Chinese Buddhist activist Lee Sun Chau Lü Ronghuan Wang Xugao Chen Yinke Chen Jitang Men Bingyue
Deaths
April 12 — Zeng Jize, diplomat (b. 1839) April 19 — Lai Afong, photographer (b. 1839) November 13 — Zeng Guoquan, official and military leader (b. 1824) December 11 — Pan Zuyin, high-ranking Mandarin and art collector (b. 1830) December 26 — Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangjing, consort of Emperor Xianfeng (b. 1837).
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