1886 in China
Events in the year 1886 in China.
Incumbents
Viceroys
- Viceroy of Zhili — Li Hongzhang
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Yang Changjun
- Viceroy of Huguang — Yulu
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Tan Zhonglin
- Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhang Zhidong
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Cen Yuying
- Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen then Liu Bingzhang
- Viceroy of Liangjiang — Zeng Guoquan
Births
- March 5 — Dong Biwu, 2nd Vice President of China
- March 20 — Lin Boqu, politician and poet
- September 28 — Tan Pingshan, early member of the Chinese Communist Party
- October 11 — Shao Piaoping, journalist, author and political activist
- December 1 — Zhu De, 2nd Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
- December 9 — Zhang Dongsun, philosopher, public intellectual and political figure
Dates unknown
- Fang Shengdong, revolutionary figure
- Anandyn Amar, 7th Prime Minister of Mongolia
Deaths
- February 13 — Yixiang, Prince Hui of the Second Rank
- February 21 — Ma Zhan'ao, Chinese Muslim general
- April 21 — Ding Baozhen, 86th Viceroy of Sichuan