Events from the year 1879 in China.
Incumbents Guangxu Emperor (5th 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 then Zhang Shusheng then Yukuan Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Liu Changyou Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen Viceroy of Liangjiang — Shen Baozhen then Liu Kunyi
Events Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–79 St. John's College (Shanghai) foundedLocal Community in the Era of Social Media Technologies: A Global Approach By Hui-Lan Titangos. p 84
References
Jian-Xin Qi, Ming-Sheng Zhu & Wilson R. Lourenço. http://sea-entomologia.org/Publicaciones/RevistaIbericaAracnologia/RIA10/R10-012-137.pdf