Events from the year 1878 in China.
Incumbents Guangxu Emperor (4th 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 Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Liu Changyou Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen Viceroy of Liangjiang — Shen Baozhen
Events Qing reconquest of Xinjiang Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–79 The Great Wall construction Was finalized
Births Chen Qimei, Tongmenghui member Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren, Mongolian independence leaderBrown, William A. and Onon, Urgunge (translators), "History of the Mongolian People's Republic", 1976, . p 750, n. 157
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