Events from the year 1921 in China.
Incumbents President: Xu Shichang Premier: Jin Yunpeng (until 18 December), Yan Huiqing (from 18 to 24 December), Liang Shiyi (from 24 December)
Events 3 March – Shipwreck of SS Hong Moh 30 May–3 June – The Far Eastern Championship Games are held in Shanghai. 23 July–2 August – 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which leads to the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party 8 August – Establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Nganhoei Establishment of People's Park, in Guangzhou Guangdong–Guangxi War
Education Establishment of Hebei University Establishment of Xiamen University Establishment of Beijing Chen Jing Lun High School Establishment of Zhixin High School, in Guangzhou
Culture Establishment of Creation Quarterly
Births February 16 February — Hua Guofeng, 2nd Paramount Leader of China (d. 2008) 22 February — Zhuang Nu, lyricist (d. 2016)
March 6 March — D.C. Lau, sinologist (d. 2010) Yao Guang, diplomat (d. 2003)
April 18 April — Xu Yuanchong, translator (d. 2021)
June 21 June — Chen Muhua, communist revolutionary and politician (d. 2011) 23 June — Wang Quanying, last known surviving Red Army soldier (d. 2026) 27 June — Bai Guang, actress and singer (d. 1999)
July 2 July — Joseph Zhu Baoyu, Roman Catholic bishop (d. 2020) 26 July — Wang Xiji, aerospace engineer (d. 2026)
August 2 August — Szema Wah Lung, Hong Kong film actor (d. 2012) 17 August — Li Huanying, physician (d. 2022)
October Han Peixin, 6th Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 2017) Cao Keqiang, diplomat (d. 1999)
November 12 November — Tsang Tsou-choi, calligraphy artist (d. 2007) 15 November — Zhang Xingqian, metal physicist (d. 2022) 25 November — Stanley Ho, Hong Kong and Macau billionaire businessman (d. 2020)
December 7 December — Qian Chunqi, doctor and translator (d. 2010) 18 December — Sun Daolin, actor and film director (d. 2007) 19 December — Wu Xueqian, 6th Minister of Foreign Affairs of China (d. 2008)
Unknown dates Zhao Xiu, politician (d. 1992)
Deaths April 14 — Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu, consort of Tongzhi Emperor (b. 1857) September 30 — Youlan, consort of Zaifeng, Price Chun (b. 1884) October 21 — Zhou Fu, former Viceroy of Liangjiang and Liangguang (b. 1837) October 27 — Yan Fu, military officer, newspaper editor, translator and writer (b. 1854)
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