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Chinese steamer, sank in 1949
Taiping was a Chinese steamer that sank after a collision with a smaller cargo ship, Chienyuan, while en route from mainland China to Taiwan on 27 January
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Chinese actress and model (born 1979)
John Woo's romantic epic The Crossing, based on the true story of the Taiping steamer collision and follows six characters and their intertwining love stories
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South Korean actress (born 1981)
filming in June 2013. The Crossing is based on the true story of the Taiping steamer collision. It follows six characters' intertwining love stories in
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blessing") is an armed steamer of the Ever Victorious Army, who fought for the Qing Dynasty against the rebels of the Taiping Rebellion in 1860 to 1864
Firefly (Taiping Rebellion steamer)
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Hong Kong filmmaker (born 1947)
characters who all ultimately find themselves passengers on the doomed Taiping steamer, which sank in 1949 en route from mainland China to Taiwan and has
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Chinese actor, singer, and model (born 1977)
1930s Shanghai, the romantic epic is based on the true story of the Taiping steamer collision and follows six characters and their intertwining love stories;
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Taiwanese television personality and writer
Company, then China's largest shipping company, until the sinking of the Taiping Steamer in 1949 forced the company into bankruptcy. Tsai attended Taipei Private
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1945 Chinese military campaign
Liaoshen campaign 1948–1949 Huaihai campaign Pingjin campaign 1949 Taiping Steamer Incident Yangtze River Crossing campaign Amethyst Incident ROC Government
Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeast China
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Chinese actor and singer (born 1979)
romantic epic The Crossing (2014), based on the true story of the Taiping steamer collision and follows six characters and their intertwining love stories
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2005 visits by the Pan-Blue Coalition to mainland China
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SS Taiping was a 4,324 ton steamship launched by the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong in 1925 for the Australian Oriental Line. Taiping was
SS_Taiping_(1925)
American Steamer in the 19c
威林密; pinyin: Wēilínmì) was an American steamer that was later purchased by China and saw action during the Taiping Rebellion. Willamette was ordered by
Willamette_(steamer)
terms were- i) The Taiping commanders and rebels will be granted a general pardon and will be spared from execution. ii) The Taiping will be permitted
Siege_of_Suzhou
officer of a trading steamer smuggling specie to the Taiping reform movement in Shanghai. He accepted a commission from Taiping general Li Xiucheng, and
Augustus_Frederick_Lindley
American sailor and mercenary (1831–1862)
Imperial China during the Taiping Rebellion. He commanded the Ever Victorious Army, a joint Sino-foreign force, against the Taiping rebels. He remained in
Frederick_Townsend_Ward
Taiwanese politician
May 2020. Huang, Jewel (23 April 2005). "TV film recounts horror of `Taiping' steamer tragedy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020. Wang, Hsiao-wen (27
Yiong_Con-ziin
Chinese Westernized army, 1860 to 1864
Nian and Taiping Rebellions. Though the Army was only active for a few years, from 1860 to 1864, it was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion
Ever_Victorious_Army
British general (1833–1885)
Taiping forces, Gordon's men chopped up the wooden stakes the Taipings had placed in the canal, thereby allowing Gordon to outflank the main Taiping defence
Charles_George_Gordon
Steamer
Ch'iao) was a small armed steamer that served with the Imperialist forces during the Taiping Rebellion. It was briefly seized by Taiping forces but was later
Kajow
2014 Chinese-Hong Kong film by John Woo
Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is based on the sinking of the Taiping in 1949. The incident led to the deaths of over 1,500 passengers and crew
The_Crossing_(2014_film)
Chinese statesman and general (1823–1901)
January 1851, the God Worshipping Society led by Hong Xiuquan started the Taiping Rebellion in Guangxi Province. Within about two years, the rebels had conquered
Li_Hongzhang
Kasuga Maru (春日丸, Vernal Sun) was a Japanese wooden paddle steamer warship of the Bakumatsu and early Meiji period, serving with the navy of Satsuma Domain
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American classical composer
Wu Bochao (吳伯超), was a famous Chinese composer who perished in the Taiping Steamer's voyage to Taiwan, 1949, while fleeing advancing Chinese Communist
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Firefly (dinghy), a type of sailing dinghy Firefly (Taiping Rebellion steamer), an armed Chinese steamer used in the 1860s HMS Firefly, several ships of the
Firefly_(disambiguation)
Press (Hong Kong). ISBN 9789620703614. Mossman, Samuel (1893). The great Taiping Rebellion. London: Griffith, Farran, Browne & Co. Urban, Mark (2005). Generals:
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Emperor of China from 1861 to 1875
institutional reforms following the disasters of the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion, began during his reign. The Tongzhi Emperor assumed personal
Tongzhi_Emperor
Calendar year
organizing a militia force to search for local bandits. January 12 – Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping army occupies Wuchang. January 19 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il
1853
Chinese armed riverboat
merchants in Shanghai as a response to an increase in piracy due to the Taiping Rebellion. She was transferred to Shanghai's Pirate Suppression Bureau
Chinese_steamer_Confucius
Malaysian businessman
Gazette 1888, Taiping 1889 pp 93, 106; The Perak Government Gazette 1891, Taiping 1892 p 1166; The Perak Government Gazette 1894, Taiping 1895; Kinta Monthly
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Mongol nobleman and Chinese official (1786–1854)
Imperial Commissioner and commander mainly to battle the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of the Taiping Rebellion, the deadliest Civil war since the Ming-Qing
Qishan_(official)
China's Deadliest Maritime Disaster". Iok-sin, Loa (28 January 2008). "Taiping sinking recalled". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2012. Brummer, Alex;
List of maritime disasters in the 20th century
List_of_maritime_disasters_in_the_20th_century
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1808–1881)
he provided assistance to the Imperial Chinese Army in putting down the Taiping Rebellion. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North America and West
James Hope (Royal Navy officer)
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Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Fuchsia was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy
USS_Fuchsia
Hong Kong dockyard
Oriental Line; later became Royal Navy Naval Stores Issuing Ship RFA Y1-9. SS Taiping (1925) for Australian Oriental Line Sang Wo (1926) USS YAG-3 (1926) SS
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Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Tulip was a 183-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Tulip was outfitted with heavy guns and was used by the Navy
USS_Tulip_(1862)
Indian origin ethnic group
being given to the following persons: Taiping-based Sikhs established the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Taiping (S.G.S.S. Taiping) on 15 September 1916 to cater the
Sikhism_in_Malaysia
Calendar year
– Taiping Rebellion in China: Taiping forces begin the siege of Guilin. May 19 – Taiping Rebellion: The siege of Guilin is lifted. June 12 – Taiping Rebellion:
1852
Calendar year
quantities by John Veatch in California. January 23 – The American sidewheel steamer SS Pacific leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voyage on which
1856
British admiral (1840–1929)
Second Opium War and then saw action again at the Battle of Cixi during the Taiping Rebellion. Seymour went on to be Second-in-Command of the Channel Squadron
Edward Seymour (Royal Navy officer)
Edward_Seymour_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Chinese Malayan business magnate, planter, miner, bureaucrat and philanthropist
郑大平 / 郑太平; traditional Chinese: 鄭大平 / 鄭太平; pinyin: Zhèng Dàpíng / Zhèng Tàipíng; 28 September 1879 – 29 March 1935) was a Chinese Malayan business magnate
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2015 Chinese river cruise ship capsize
disaster (including wartime disasters) in China's history since the steamer Taiping sank in January 1949, killing more than 1,500. Around 21:28 on 1 June
Sinking_of_Dongfang_zhi_Xing
promoted to passed midshipman on 29 June 1843. Eventually assigned to the steamer Princeton, Balch served on her during the war with Mexico. He participated
George_Balch
this, and the owners of Taiping, having received the award, shared it with the owners of Ariel. And the captain of the Taiping shared his personal bonus
Tea_race
Chinese American missionary in San Francisco's Chinatown
gives her birthyear as 1886. Her parents had survived the upheaval of the Taiping Rebellion with enough wealth to practice the tradition of foot binding
Tien_Fuh_Wu
1856–1860 war between British–French forces and China
the war, the Qing government was able to concentrate on countering the Taiping Rebellion and maintaining its rule. Among other things, the Convention
Second_Opium_War
Gunboat of the United States Navy
In 1855 she helped to protect American interests in China during the Taiping Rebellion. Vandalia was decommissioned at the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 30
USS_Vandalia_(1828)
American Civil War until her loss in 1865. During the later stages of the Taiping Rebellion, Shanghai local authorities contracted Henry Gamaliel Ward, brother
USS_Dai_Ching
Chinese interpreter and educator (1826–1895)
the Yangtze to visit the Taiping capital. They met with one of the kings to attempt to ascertain the beliefs of the Taiping kingdom and their likelihood
Zeng_Laishun
1894–1895 war between China and Japan
influential figures in China after playing an important role during the Taiping Rebellion, and was also an advocate of the Self-Strengthening Movement
First_Sino-Japanese_War
Calendar year
the Indiana Constitutional Convention. November Taiping Rebellion: The first clashes of the Taiping Rebellion occur, between the Imperialist militia
1850
1881–1899 Sudanese revolt against Anglo-Egyptian rule
officer, who had gained renown commanding Imperial Chinese forces during the Taiping Rebellion. However, he was also renowned for his aggression and rigid personal
Mahdist_War
1874 treaty between Great Britain and Perak
Great Britain and the Sultan of Perak on 20 January 1874, on the Colonial Steamer Pluto, off the coast of Perak. The treaty is significant in the history
Pangkor_Treaty_of_1874
Cantonese dining tradition
portions of steamed, pan-fried, or deep-fried dim sum dishes served in bamboo steamers, which are designed to be eaten communally and washed down with hot tea
Yum_cha
theshipslist.com. "Launch of the Collins Steamer Adriatic". Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. April 19, 1856. "The New Steamer Adriatic". Newark Daily Advertiser
List_of_longest_wooden_ships
Major nineteenth-century American trading firm in Qing China
School. Retrieved 2025-12-15. "Up the Yangzi: American Merchants and the Taiping Civil War". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 2025-12-15. "U.S. Supreme
Augustine_Heard_&_Co.
Cemetery in Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Xinhai Revolution. He is a descendant of Hóng Xiùquán, the major figure of Taiping Rebellion. A traditional Japanese grave in Hong Kong Cemetery. Graves of
Hong_Kong_Cemetery
Retired British ocean liner
called Queen Mary. The name had already been given to the Clyde turbine steamer TS Queen Mary, so Cunard made an arrangement with its owners and this older
RMS_Queen_Mary
First U.S. railroad connecting the Pacific coast and Eastern states
at Alameda Terminal on September 6, 1869, where they transferred to the steamer Alameda for transport across the Bay to San Francisco. The road's rail
First transcontinental railroad
First_transcontinental_railroad
modern navy via the British-built Osborn or "Vampire" Fleet to combat the Taiping rebels' US-built gunboats. The so-called "Vampire Fleet" fitted out by
Naval_history_of_China
First American recipient of the Victoria Cross (1840–1914)
was an American sailor who served in the British Royal Navy during the Taiping Rebellion, the Bombardment of Kagoshima and the Shimonoseki campaign and
William_Henry_Harrison_Seeley
Canadian passenger steamship; destroyed by fire in Toronto Harbour (1949)
a new ship. While Northern did not immediately propose to build a new steamer at that time, the addition of new cabins for the Huronic was also under
SS_Noronic
American politician (1815-1898)
serve as presidential elector for Franklin Pierce. In 1853, during the Taiping Rebellion, President Pierce appointed McLane as commissioner to China,
Robert_Milligan_McLane
1839–1842 war between the United Kingdom and China
War (1856–1860). The resulting social unrest was the background for the Taiping Rebellion, which further weakened the Qing regime.[full citation needed]
First_Opium_War
the middle of the Taiping rebellion, was fired upon by shore batteries, and eventually burned at Shanghai. Swallow (sternwheel steamer): She was built in
California Steam Navigation Company
California_Steam_Navigation_Company
when a paddle steamer would arrive. Vanderbilt started his service with steamer Independence in July 1851 and was soon joined by the steamer Prometheus and
Maritime history of California
Maritime_history_of_California
May 1841 battle during the First Opium War
of anti-government dissatisfaction, which helped pave the way for the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions that came to plague the Qing government later on.[citation
Battle_of_Canton_(May_1841)
British ships under Taiping banners if a war broke out between the two countries. However relations eventually relaxed and the Taiping were seen as the common
Diplomacy of the American Civil War
Diplomacy_of_the_American_Civil_War
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1855–1858, 1859–1865)
defeat for a Qing dynasty, already reeling as a result of the domestic Taiping Rebellion. In 1858, British troops led by Lord Elgin bombarded the city
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
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France under Napoleon III (1852–1870)
Britain in sending an army to China during the Second Opium War and the Taiping Rebellion (1860), but French ventures failed to establish influence in
Second_French_Empire
South Korean new age religion
traditional Korean descriptive term for the highest mountain in a region or "steamer mountain". "Do" (道) denotes Tao, the way. Considered as a whole, therefore
Jeung_San_Do
Calendar year
Ireland (forerunner of University College Dublin) is founded. May 27 – Taiping Rebellion: United States diplomatic minister Robert McLane arrives at the
1854
Italian politician
interior, before continuing his journey eastward to Vietnam and China. The Taiping rebellion was raging in China in the early 1860s, and Moreno was drawn
Celso_Caesar_Moreno
American entrepreneur and magazine publisher
to China, which was then recovering from a devastating civil war, the Taiping Rebellion. In China, Walker found a use for his military training. Through
John_Brisben_Walker
History of the city of Ningbo, China
in the Battle of Ningpo on March 10, 1842. In 1864, the forces of the Taiping Rebellion held the town for six months. In March 1885, during the Sino-French
History_of_Ningbo
Malaysian town
Borneo then) and also Hakka (mostly descended from voluntary migrants and Taiping Rebellion refugees), who arrived during the British period and had their
Sandakan
Founder and first lieutenant governor of British Columbia
Commander of the Royal Engineers in China during the Second Opium War and the Taiping Rebellion); and the sugar-manufacture expert Shute Barrington Moody, through
Richard_Clement_Moody
the annexation of the Sikh Empire, with Sikh soldiers taking part in the Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), Second Opium War (1856–60), Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901)
Sikhism_in_China
Cargo ship
constructive total loss and scrapped at Hong Kong. "Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 11 February 2017. "SS
SS_Chaksang
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
the Crimean War and the siege of Sevastopol and then again during the Taiping Rebellion in China. At the end of his service in China, Gordon returned
Booloominbah
American protestant missionary in China
Hager, in 1883. Hager, immediately after his ordination, traveled on the steamer SS City of Tokio from San Francisco to Hong Kong and was ashore on May
Charles_Robert_Hager
The Times. No. 47893. London. 15 January 1938. col. F, p. 21. "Chilean steamer wrecked". The Times. No. 47894. London. 17 January 1938. col. C-D, p. 23
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1938
Scottish-built bulk carrier
second such incident in three days, as on the evening of 26 May the liner Taiping had grounded for about five hours near the entrance to the channel to Cairns
SS_Barossa
Coastal cargo steamship
Shipping. Vol. II.–Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1919 – via Internet Archive. Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Vol. II.–Steamers and Motor Vessels
SS_Guararema
Universe, Inc. Retrieved August 20, 2020. "THE FAR EAST. - On April 28th, the steamer Belgic arrived in San Francisco harbor, from China and Japan, bringing
List_of_coin_hoards_in_China
"Chinese Naval Battles (Civil War and later)". Retrieved 4 February 2018. "Steamer Sunk by Mine Near Canton". The Times. No. 51340. London. 26 March 1949
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1949
U.S. fishery patrol vessel
her at Portland, Oregon, in April 1922 and renamed her USFS Scoter. The steamer Akutan towed her from Portland to Bristol Bay on the coast of the Territory
USFS_Scoter
Sino-French War in Taiwan (1884–85)
was a veteran military commander, who had distinguished himself in the Taiping Rebellion. Liu Mingchuan was aware that Keelung and the nearby port of
Keelung_campaign
"1090925". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2 December 2009. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 2 December 2009. "Channel
SS_Ravelston
Gunboat of the Prussian and German Imperial Navy
naval commanders in the region to act. In February 1876, Cyclop sailed to Taiping Island in the South China Sea; she carried a memorial that was sent to
SMS_Cyclop_(1860)
Vol. IV, no. 91. London. 27 June 1863. p. 431. "Loss of the Royal Mail Steamer Norwegian". Morning Post. No. 28020. London. 7 October 1863. p. 5. "Shipping
List of shipwrecks in June 1863
List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1863
American admiral (1872–1948)
devils') warships against Imperial Peking. Following the fifteen-year Taiping Rebellion, bandits proliferated on the Yangtze until Peking finally restored
Yates_Stirling_Jr.
Month of 1949
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, in Waterloo, Iowa The Chinese steamer Taiping sank after a collision with a cargo ship near Zhoushan, killing over
January_1949
French diplomatic mission to Cambodia, Siam and Vietnam in 1856
imperial court suppress the Taiping rebels by sending French warships upstream the Yangtze River to attack the Taipings at Nanjing in order to gain China's
Montigny_Mission
transferred to Frank C. Strick & Co. in 1947. Sold later that year to Clan Line Steamers Ltd. and renamed Clan Macfarlane. Operated under the management of Cayzer
List of Liberty ships (S–Samtyne)
List_of_Liberty_ships_(S–Samtyne)
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 3 November 2010. "EMPIRE
SS_Empire_Conyngham
lay along a busy sea lane it was seen regularly by passengers of passing steamers and became a sort of monument. The site was however also perfect for robbers
SS_Prinses_Astrid
Cargo ship built in 1919
"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" [LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS] (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 27 July 2011. "SS Norjerv
SS_Norjerv
1930 British cargo ship
Times. No. 47449. London. 20 May 1933. col. C, p. 21. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 15 July 2011. "Casualty
SS_Stakesby_(1930)
Cargo ship
Shipbuilding History. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2021. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 18 February 2014. "11528
SS_Jolee
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