← 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1912 in China → 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1912 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

The following events occurred inChina in the year1912.

• Emperor:Xuantong Emperor (3rd year)
• President of the Republic of China -Sun Yat-sen until March 10,Yuan Shikai
• Vice President of the Republic of China -Feng Guozhang
• Premier of the Republic of China -Tang Shaoyi from March 13 until June 27,Lu Zhengxiang until September 22,Zhao Bingjun

• Viceroy of Zhili —Chen Kuilong
• Viceroy of Liangjiang —Zhang Renjun

• January 1
  • TheRepublic of China was announced to be established.
  • Sun Yat-sen elected First Provisional President of the ROC by delegates from independent provinces.

• February 12 – TheManchuQing Dynasty of China comes to an end after 268 years, with the abdication of EmperorPuyi in favour of theRepublic of China.

• August 25 – TheKuomintang, theChinesenationalistparty, was founded.
• August 29 – Flooding inWenzhoucaused by a typhoon kills up to 220,000 people.^[1]

• February 2 -Zhu Shenghao, Chinese translator (died 1944)
• February 14 -Nie Er, Chinese musician (died 1935)
• June 27 -Chen Kenmin, Chinese-born Japanese chef (died 1990)
• July 26 -Qigong, Chinese calligrapher, artist, painter, connoisseur and sinologist (died 2005)
• October 27 -C. C. Li, Chinese-American geneticist (died 2003)
• November 14 -Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese structural engineer (died 2003)

• April 21 -Yung Wing, the first Chinese overseas student (born 1828)

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