1884 in China

• Guangxu Emperor (10th year)
• Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi

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

• Sino-French War
• March 6–24 - Bắc Ninh Campaign
• May 11 - Tientsin Accord
• June 23–24 - Bắc Lệ ambush
• August 23–26 - Battle of Fuzhou
• October 2–15 - Kep Campaign
• November 19 - Battle of Yu Oc
• Xinjiang province (Sinkang) established

• February 20 - Yang Sen (1884-1977)
• Fang Junying (1884–1923), Revolutionary Tongmenghui member
• Zhu Weiju (1884–1951), modern physician{{Cite journal |last=Nong |first=Han-Cai |date=2004 |title=[Investigation on the historical facts about Zhu Weiju, a modern famous physician] |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15555224/ |journal=Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=143–147 |pmid=15555224 |via=Pub Med}}

• Zhang Shusheng

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Category:Years of the 19th century in China