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
