Events in the year 1885 in China.
Incumbents
- Guangxu Emperor (11th year)
- Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi
Viceroys
- Viceroy of Zhili — Li Hongzhang
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Yang Changjun
- Viceroy of Huguang — Bian Baodi then Yulu
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Tan Zhonglin
- Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhang Zhidong
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Cen Yuying
- Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen
- Viceroy of Liangjiang — Zeng Guoquan
Events
- Sino-French War
- January 3–4 - Battle of Núi Bop
- February 3–13 - Lạng Sơn Campaign
- February 14 - Battle of Shipu
- February 23 - Battle of Đồng Đăng
- March 1 - Battle of Zhenhai
- March 2 - Battle of Hòa Mộc
- March 23 - Battle of Phu Lam Tao
- March 24 - Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass)
- June 9 - Treaty of Tientsin (1885), Sino-French War ends
Births
- October 30 - Song Zheyuan
- Su Zhaozheng
Deaths
- September 5 – Zuo Zongtang, governor-general of Zhejiang and Fujian
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