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Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1883 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1883 in China.

Incumbents

• Guangxu Emperor (9th year)
  • Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi

Viceroys

• Viceroy of Zhili — Zhang Shusheng then Li Hongzhang
• Viceroy of Min-Zhe — He Jing
• Viceroy of Huguang — Tu Zongying then Bian Baodi
• Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Tan Zhonglin
• Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhang Shusheng
• Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Cen Yuying
• Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen
• Viceroy of Liangjiang — Zuo Zongtang

Events

• Tonkin Campaign
  • May 19 - Battle of Cầu Giấy (Paper Bridge)
  • December 11–17 - Sơn Tây Campaign

Births

• March 8 - Huang Fu
• October 8 - Yan Xishan
• Chen Xiefen (1883–1923), was a Chinese feminist and journalist, regarded as one of the first feminists and female journalists in China

Deaths

• September 23: Seah Eu Chin, Singapore

• 1883 in China
• 1883 by country
• 1883 in Asia
• 1880s in China
• Years of the 19th century in China