Order of the Sacred Tripod

Order of the Sacred Tripod
Order of Sacred Tripod with Special Grand Cordon
Awarded for	Significant contributions to national security
Country	Republic of China
Presented by	President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Status	Currently awarded
Established	15 May 1929
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Next (lower)	Order of Loyalty and Valour

The Order of the Sacred Tripod (Chinese: 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 by Chiang Kai-shek 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
• Alexander von Falkenhausen (Special Grand Cordon, 28 November 1958)
• Douglas MacArthur
• Thomas Hinman Moorer
• Ng Yat Chung
• Chester W. Nimitz
• George H. Olmsted
• Alfred M. Pride^[6]
• Qiu Qingquan
• Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana^{[citation needed]}
• Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
• Bertram J. Rodgers
• Alexander Vandegrift
• Hoyt Vandenberg
• Yan Xishan
• Zhang Lingfu
• Heng Hsieh

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.
6. 酬庸蒲賴德協防功績 總統昨頒贈勳章 並設晚宴款待中美首長作陪 殷格索今接任美七艦隊司令 [The President awarded medal to Pride for his effort on defense affairs, and host a dinner for Sino-American chiefs. Ingersoll succeed as Commander, 7th Fleet] (in Traditional Chinese). China Times. 14 December 1955. p. 1.

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.