Order of the Sacred Tripod

Order of the Sacred Tripod
Plaque of the Special Grand Cordon
Awarded by the President of the Republic of China
Country	Republic of China
Awarded for	Significant contributions to national security
Status	Currently awarded
Statistics
Established	1929
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Next (lower)	Order of Loyalty and Valour

The Order of the Sacred Tripod (寶鼎勳章), also referred to as the Order of the Precious Tripod or Pao Ting, is a military award of the Republic of China. It was created on 15 May 1929 for significant contributions to national security. The order is organized into nine grades. The central design of the order's insignia is an image of a tripod surrounded by golden rays. The symbolism of this is that as the tripod is considered a national treasure, so too is the recipient of the order.^[1]

Grades

The order is divided into nine grades, they are as follows:^[1][2]

Grade	Name	Grade	Ribbon
1st	Order of the Sacred Tripod	with Special Grand Cordon[3]
2nd		with Grand Cordon[4]
3rd		with Red Grand Cordon[4]
4th		with Special Cravat[5]
5th		with Cravat[5]
6th		with Special Rosette[5]
7th		with Rosette[5]
8th		with Special Ribbon[5]
9th		with Ribbon[5]

Notable recipients

• Chiang Kai-shek
• Gao Zhihang
• Charles D. Griffin
• William G. Farrow
• Bruce K. Holloway
• Huang Wei
• Ernest King
• Thomas C. Kinkaid
• Douglas MacArthur
• Thomas Hinman Moorer
• Ng Yat Chung
• Chester W. Nimitz
• George H. Olmsted
• Qiu Qingquan
• Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
• Alexander Vandegrift
• Hoyt Vandenberg
• Yan Xishan
• Zhang Lingfu

References

1. "Decorations of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Military Orders". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
2. Robertson, Megan (17 July 2004). "Taiwan: The Order of The Precious Tripod". Medals of the World. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
3. "依依據陸海空軍勳賞條例規定之勳章-一等寶鼎勳章". Ministry of National Defense R.O.C. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
4. "依據陸海空軍勳賞條例規定之勳章-二等-三等寶鼎勳章". Ministry of National Defense R.O.C. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
5. "依據陸海空軍勳賞條例規定之勳章-四等-九等寶鼎勳章". Ministry of National Defense R.O.C. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

External links

• "Order of Precious Tripod". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
• "Order of Precious Tripod". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
• "Order of Precious Tripod". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 7 September 2014.