Events from the year 1668 in China.
Incumbents Kangxi Emperor (7th year) Regents — Ebilun and Oboi
Viceroys Viceroy of Zhili, Shandong and Henan — Zhu Changzuo (–January 8), Bai Bingzhen (January 27–) Viceroy of Zhejiang — Zhao Tingchen Viceroy of Fujian — Zhang Chaolin Viceroy of Huguang — Zhang Changgeng, Liu Zhaoqi Viceroy of Shan-Shaan — Moluo Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhou Youde, Jin Guangzu Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Bian Sanyuan, Gan Wenkun Viceroy of Sichuan (Chuan-Hu) — Liu Zhaoqi Viceroy of Liangjiang — Lang Tingzuo (– December 17)
Events The Qing government decreed a prohibition of non-Eight Banner people getting into Northeast China. Han Chinese were banned from settling in this region but the rule was openly violated and Han Chinese became a majority in urban areas by the early 19th century. Tianhou Temple (Anping) built in Taiwan July 25 — 50,000+ killed in the 8.5 magnitude 1668 Tancheng earthquake in Shandong The contents of the national treasury totals 14,930,000 taelsEmperor of China: Self-Portrait of K'ang-Hsi By Jonathan D. Spence The Qing revoke the trading privileges of the DutchHistorical Dictionary of the Chinese Economy - Page xxxii The Imperial Edict banning footbinding is revoked when determined to be unenforceableA Short History of the Chinese People, Carrington Goodrich Sino-Russian border conflicts
Births Imperial Noble Consort Quehui (1668 – 24 April 1743), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Tunggiya clan, was a consort of the Kangxi EmperorDraft History of Qing
Deaths Fang Weiyi (1585-1668, 方維儀) a Chinese poet, calligrapher, painter and literature historian* Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644
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