This is a list of notable fires in China, part of the series of lists of disasters in China.
This list includes Manchukuo.
Particularly fires in theatres and night clubs.
Most fires from 1949 to 1979 were not notable due to lack of records.
Over the history of China, three cities stood out to have suffered from repetitive urban conflagrations, including Jiankang during the Northern and Southern dynasties, Hangzhou during Song dynasty and Chongqing between late Qing and the early republic.