title: 1890 in China
text: # 1890 in China
  
  Events from the year 1890 in China.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Guangxu Emperor (17th year)
     * Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi
  
  ## Events
  
  * February 17 - The British steamship Duburg is wrecked in the South China Sea: 400 lives are lost
  * December 27 - The British steamship Shanghai burns in the East China Sea off the coast of Anhui Province; 101 lives are lost.
  
  ## Births
  
  * Taixu, Chinese Buddhist activist
  * Lee Sun Chau
  * Lü Ronghuan
  * Wang Xugao
  * Chen Yinke
  * Chen Jitang
  * Men Bingyue
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * Pan Zuyin
  * Lai Afong
  * Zeng Guoquan
  * Zeng Jize
  