The following lists events that happened during 1903 in China.
Incumbents
- Guangxu Emperor (29th year)
Viceroys
- Viceroy of Zhili — Yuan Shikai
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Xu Yingkui then Xiliang then Li Xingrui
- Viceroy of Huguang — Duanfang
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Songfan
- Viceroy of Liangguang — Deshou then Cen Chunxuan
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Ding Zhenduo
- Viceroy of Sichuan — Cen Chunxuan then Xiliang
- Viceroy of Liangjiang — Wei Guangtao
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Events
May
- Zhang Shizhao was hired as the chief editor of the Su Bao
July
- July 1 - Shanghai Municipal Police transferred six people, including Zhang Binglin, to the public for review. (zh:蘇報案)
- July 14 - the Dongqing Railway was opened to traffic.
- July 15 - the first public hearing. (zh:蘇報案)
- July 21 - The second public hearing was held, but due to the Qing court was busy with extradition, so the plaintiff’s lawyer requested a rescheduling at the beginning of the trial. (zh:蘇報案)
August
- August 13 - Tsar Nicolas II appointed Alexeyev as viceroy in charge of all civil and military authority over Russian possessions in the Far East, including Russian-occupied Manchuria, the Liaodong Peninsula, and Russia Amur Military District (present day Primorsky Krai).
December
- December 3 - The trial was officially held for a total of four days. (zh:蘇報案)
Births
- October 21 - K. C. Wu, a Chinese political figure and historian.
- November 4 - Watchman Nee, a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher.
- December 28 – Tang Yunsheng, an opera singer in Peking.
Deaths
- Zhu Shaowen
- April 11 - Ronglu was a Manchu political and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. (born in April 1836)
- Zhang Peilun
