1874 in China

Events from the year 1874 in China.

Incumbents

Shen Shou a Chinese embroiderer during the late Qing and early Republican period
Feng Guifen was a scholar during the Qing dynasty and was a strong contributor to the philosophy of the Self-Strengthening Movement undertaken in the late 19th century
Shen Hongying was a Chinese general in the Old Guangxi Clique
Tang Hualong, was the education minister from 1914 to 1915 and the interior minister in 1917 in the Republic of China.
Tan Kah Kee, also known as Chen Jiageng, was a Chinese businessman, community leader and philanthropist active in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and various Chinese cities such as Shanghai, Xiamen, and Guangzhou
Wang Zhongsheng was a Qing dynasty dramatist, official, and revolutionary. He founded the Spring Sun Society, one of China's earliest troupes dedicated to the performance of the modern spoken drama, which came from the west and differed considerably from the traditional Chinese theatre, or Chinese opera.
Wang Chengbin was an ethnic Manchu Chinese general of the Warlord Era of the Republic of China
Wu Peifu, a major figure in the struggles between the warlords who dominated Republican China from 1916 to 1927
Khoo Sook Yuen was a Chinese-born Singaporean poet. He penned more than a thousand poems and is historically considered an important figure in Chinese language poetry.