The first decade of the twentieth century (1900 - 1909) saw the boxer rebellion and major reforms in the education and political systems of Qīng China.
1900
- 1900 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- June: Boxer forces attack foreign compounds in Běijīng 北京 and Tiānjīn 天津
1901
- 1901 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- September 7: Boxer Protocol signed
1902
- 1902 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- June 25: New Army renamed Beiyang army; Yuan Shikai named Minister of Beiyang
1903
- 1903 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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1904
- 1904 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- February: Declaration of Russo-Japanese War; Battle of Port Arthur
1905
- 1905 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- August 10/20: Founding of Tongmenghui 同盟會 in Tokyo
- September 2: Examination system abolished
- September 5: Treaty of Portsmouth ends Russo-Japanese War
1906
- 1906 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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1907
- 1907 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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1908
- 1908 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- The Jetavana Monastery 祇洹精舍 opens in Nánjīng 南京
- Shì Dōngchū 釋東初 born in Tài County 泰縣, Jiāngsū 江蘇
- Jùzàn 巨贊 born in Jiāngyīn County 江陰縣, Jiāngsū 江蘇
- Zōngyǎng 宗仰 returns to China from Japan
- The Kalaviṇka Hermitage Canon 頻伽精舍校刊大藏經 is published
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1909
- 1909 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- January 21: Guāngxù era ends
- January 22: Xuāntǒng era begins