This site specializes in information on Chinese civilian & military orders, decorations, & medals from the Qing Dynasty, the Republic and the People's Republic periods.

Reference Materials on Chinese Orders, Decorations and Medals

Background information on Chinese awards as well as copies of published articles on the subject are, like the sale item lists, organized by time period.  As Chinese award systems of the various regimes are rather complicated, and there is a great variety of awards, it would not be possible to provide a comprehensive review of all the systems and the awards in this site.  What we try to do in the reference section is to provide brief historical background, highlight the key awards by type for each of the regimes, and include a few photos where available.  In the articles section, we include selected articles on various subjects related to Chinese orders, decorations and medals.  These articles, mostly published elsewhere, tend to deal with a subject matter in substantially greater depth than possible in the reference section.   

Qing Dynasty References

Highlight key awards and award regulations from the Empire period, up to 1911, when the Empire was overthrown.  

1. Early Qing Awards, include the so-called "button" orders

2. Double Dragon Order, both Type I and Type II

3. Colored Dragon Order, the last order of the Empire

4. Other Qing Awards, other miscellaneous items from before 1911

Early Chinese Republic References

Include awards and award regulations from the Early Chinese Republic era (1911-1929), except for early awards issued specifically by the Nationalists.

1. Early Republican Orders and Medals, include the Golden Grain, the Precious Golden Grain, the Striped Tiger

2. Warlord Medals & Orders, as a great many warlords issued their own awards, we can only survey the key ones here.  Overtime, we hope to add more warlord awards to this section.  These reference materials are organized by the names of the warlord

 

3. Other miscellaneous awards, include departmental, local, military unit, and civilian awards from this period

 

Nationalist Chinese Republic References

Include key awards and award regulations related to the Nationalist Chinese Republic (1929-date).  They would include pre-1929 Nationalist awards, as well as Taiwanese awards after 1949

1. Nationalist Military Orders, include  the Precious Tripods, the Cloud and Banner, etc.

2. Nationalist Military Medals, include the many Army, Navy and Air Force orders and medals, and military unit and local military awards, before and after 1949

3. Nationalist Civilian Orders, include the Precious Jade, the Brilliant Star, 

4. Nationalist Departmental and other Civilian Awards, include departmental, local, and civilian awards, issued on the Mainland and in Taiwan after 1949

5. Other Nationalist Awards, include all other nationalist awards not classified elsewhere

 

People's Republic of China References

Include awards and award regulations related to the People's Republic of China (1949-date), and pre-1949 Chinese Communist awards

1. Pre-1949 Chinese Communist awards, local and unit-specific awards given out by Communist forces or in Soviet areas

2. PRC Military Orders, include the three early orders and the ones more recently introduced

3. Communist Campaign Medals, include  the liberation and Korean campaign medals

4. PRC Military Medals, include the Hero/Model award, and the Military Merit medals, and the various Communist military unit & local awards

5. PRC Civilian Awards, include the various Communist departmental, local, and other civilian awards

Other Chinese and China-Related References

Include awards and award systems of other Chinese or China-related regimes or campaigns from all periods.  

1. Manchukuo Awards, all military and civilian from the Manchukuo puppet government

2. British Hongkong Awards, Civilian and disciplined forces and military awards in the British colony of Hongkong

3. Hongkong SAR Awards, Civilian and disciplined forces awards in Hongkong after its handover back to China in 1997

4. Shanghai Awards, Awards given out by the Shanghai municipality ran by western countries

5. China-related Campaign Awards, Awards given out by foreign countries for military campaigns in China

 

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