The following lists events that happened during 1904 in China.

1904
in
China
Decades:
See also:Other events of 1904
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Incumbents

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Viceroys

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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  • March — The Shanghai radical paper The Alarm Bell is shut down under German pressure
  • March 31 - The British Indian Army and the Qing dynasty garrison troops in charge of Qumei Xingu exchanged fire. The British Indian Army slaughtered more than 700 people with machine guns and artillery.

April

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  • In mid-April - the British Indian Army entered the Gyantse County. In the face of the strong fortifications of Gyangzong Zongshan, the British army transferred more than 4,000 reinforcements and eight cannons from India and a large number of advanced armor-piercing projectiles.

June

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  • June 12 - the “Eastern Times“ was published in Shanghai, and was published by Japanese journalist Kotarō Munakata [ja]. The actual founder was Di Chuqing (狄楚青). At the beginning of the publication, Kang Youwei's student Luo Xiaogao served as the chief editor, and the newspaper became an important mouthpiece of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao.
  • June 21 — A special Imperial pardon is extended to all reformers of 1898, except Sun Yat-sen, Liang Qichao, and Kang Youwei
  • Guangxi revolt of a Heaven and Earth Society (underway since 1902)
  • June 24 — The Guangxi rebels take Liucheng

July

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August

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  • August 3 - Lhasa was occupied by the British Indian Army, and the 13th Dalai Lama fled to Mongolia via Qinghai.
  • August 24 — Imperial troops defeat the rebels at Yishan

September

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  • September 23 - October 5 — The Guangxi rebels briefly take Loshing

October

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Nov / Dec

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  • November — The leader of the Guangxi revolt is captured by Imperial forces
  • Nov / Dec — The secret ‘Restoration Society’ is established in Shanghai by revolutionary intellectuals (see 1910)
  • 1904 — Sun Yat-sen publishes his manifesto Summary of the Revolution.

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "1. Attempts at Imperial Reform and the Rise of Chinese Radicalism, 1904-1907". China, 1904-1914. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Deng Xiaoping | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ Chen Guixin (陈贵信) (5 February 2006). 中国人造石油之父赵宗燠(图) [Father of man-made oil in China: Zhao Zongyu]. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 August 2021.