Order of Propitious Clouds
{{Short description|Civilian order of the Republic of China}}
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| name = Order of Propitious Clouds
卿雲勳章
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| caption = Order of the Propitious Clouds cordon, badge, star, medal and lapel pin
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President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| eligibility = Civilian
| awarded_for = Civil servants who had outstanding performances, and non-civil servants and foreigners who contributed for the country.
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| status = Active
| description = The center of the medal features a picture of propitious clouds in token of auspiciousness.
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| established = 12 February 1941
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| higher = Order of Chiang Chung-Cheng
| same = Order of Brilliant Star
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{{infobox Chinese
| t = 卿雲勳章
| s = 卿云勋章
| p = Qīngyún xūnzhāng
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The Order of Propitious Clouds ({{zh|{{linktext|卿雲|勳章}}}}) is a civilian order of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The center of the medal features a picture of clouds, as a token of auspiciousness. This order was instituted in 1941 and classified into nine ranks.{{cite web |url=http://english.president.gov.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=446 |title=Civilian orders |website=english.president.gov.tw |access-date=April 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415023613/http://english.president.gov.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=446 |archive-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead }} As with other orders, both citizens of the Republic of China and foreigners can be awarded the Order of Propitious Clouds.{{cite web|url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=A0030006|title=Title：Orders Act CH|access-date=4 April 2020|website={{lang|zh-tw|全國法規資料庫}} Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China|quote=Article 1 Citizens of the Republic of China offering honorable services to the nation or society may be awarded an order. Orders may also be awarded to foreigners to promote diplomatic relationship.}}
History
The Order of Propitious Clouds was awarded to twenty persons between 1943 and March 1945.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Y7kAAAAMAAJ|script-title=zh:戰時中華志|trans-title=China Handbook 1937-1945 A Comprehensive Survey of Major Developments in China in Eight Years of War|language=en,zh|author=Chinese Ministry of Information|title=China Yearbook|date=1947|location=New York|publisher=Macmillan Company|editor=Hollington K. Tong|editor-link=Hollington Tong|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=1Y7kAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA98 98], [https://books.google.com/books?id=1Y7kAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA186 186]|via=Google Books}}{{rp|98}}
Classes
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! Grades ! Ribbon bar |
| 1st Class (Special Grand Cordon) |
| 2nd Class (Grand Cordon) |
| 3rd Class (Green Grand Cordon) |
| 4th Class (Special Cravat) |
| 5th Class (Cravat) |
| 6th Class (Special Rosette) |
| 7th Class (Rosette) |
| 8th Class (Special Ribbon) |
| 9th Class (Ribbon) |
Recipients
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File:2020. 09.03 總統追贈捷克共和國故參議長柯佳洛「特種大綬卿雲勳章」暨與現任參議長韋德齊會談 (50300470646).jpg, in memoriam of his late predecessor Jaroslav Kubera, accepting the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon]]
- Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia{{cite web|url=http://www.vyznamenani.net/?p=1551 |title=Řády a vyznamenání prezidentů republiky |language=cs |publisher=vyznamenani.net |date=18 December 2012|access-date=24 May 2021}}
- P. W. Botha,{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinsouthaf0000gast|title=Who's Who In South African Politics|author=Shelagh Gastrow|publisher=Ravan Press|location=Johannesburg|date=1986|via=Internet Archive|page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinsouthaf0000gast/page/50 50]|isbn=9780869752807 |quote=October 1980: Taiwan: Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon}} State President of South Africa
- John Antonio Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize
- Raymond F. Burghardt ({{lang|zh-tw|薄瑞光}}),{{cite web|url=https://www.president.gov.tw/NEWS/12211|script-title=zh:總統贈勳並接見美國在台協會理事主席薄瑞光|language=zh-tw|date=19 May 2008|access-date=4 April 2020|website=Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)|quote={{lang|zh-tw|陳總統水扁先生今天上午代表我國政府與人民頒贈美國在台協會理事主席薄瑞光（Raymond F. Burghardt）「大綬卿雲勳章」，以表彰他致力於促進台灣與美國之間友好關係所作的卓越貢獻。}}}} Director of the American Institute in Taiwan
- Avila Camacho,{{rp|186}} President of Mexico
- Morris Chang,{{cite web|url=https://english.president.gov.tw/Page/103|title=Decorations of the Republic of China (Taiwan)|access-date=4 April 2020|website=Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)}} founder and former CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
- Chiang Kai-shek, president of the Republic of China
- Fredrick Chien, President of Control Yuan
- Lai Ching-te, 8th President of Taiwan{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=Outgoing President Tsai honors VP Lai, 12 other officials - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202405130017 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Focus Taiwan - CNA English News |language=en-US}}
- José Figueres Ferrer,{{cite web|url=http://nrch.culture.tw/view.aspx?keyword=卿雲勳章&advanced=&s=2398435&id=0000741739&proj=MOC_IMD_001|script-title=zh:嚴家淦訪問中南美洲各國|language=zh-tw|access-date=4 April 2020|website=Ministry of Culture|quote={{lang|zh-tw|嚴副總統於八月廿三日以特種大綬卿雲勳章頒贈哥國總統費蓋萊斯，感謝其對促進中哥兩國友誼所作貢獻。{...}創作日期：1973-09-01}}}} President of Costa Rica
- Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Jesse Helms,{{cite web|url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/us_en/post/342.html|title=Republic of China honors Senator Jesse Helms|date=12 November 2002|access-date=3 April 2020|website=Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States|quote=On behalf of Republic of China (ROC) President Chen Shui-bian, Representative C. J. (Chien-Jen) Chen, the ROC's chief representative in the United States, presented Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC) with the Order of Propitious Clouds with Grand Cordon October 24 at the senator's office in recognition of his contributions to promoting friendly relations between Taiwan and the United States.}} U.S. Senator from North Carolina
- Nobusuke Kishi, prime minister of Japan
- Jaroslav Kubera, in memoriam,{{cite web|url=https://news.expats.cz/weekly-czech-news/taiwanese-president-decorates-late-czech-senate-head-with-the-order-of-propitious-clouds/|title=Taiwanese President decorates late Czech Senate head with the Order of Propitious Clouds|date=3 September 2020|access-date=5 September 2020|agency=Česká tisková kancelář|via=expats.cz|quote= President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen decorated the late Czech Senate chairman Jaroslav Kubera with the Order of Propitious Clouds in memoriam today.}} President of the Senate of the Czech Republic
- Lin Chuan, Premier of the Republic of China
- Eva Macapagal,{{cite news|url=http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=163863&CtNode=124|title=Cementing Philippines Friendship|newspaper=Taiwan Today|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713160048/http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=163863&CtNode=124|archive-date=July 13, 2015|url-status=dead}} First Lady of the Philippines
- Park Chung-hee,{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/contemporaryauth10anne|title=Contemporary Authors|volume=10|publisher=Gale Research|date=1983|editor=Christine Nasso|isbn=0-8103-1939-X|page=[https://archive.org/details/contemporaryauth10anne/page/360 360]|quote=Order of Propitious Clouds special cordon, Republic of China;|via=Internet Archive|url-access=registration}} South Korean president
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 27th district
- Shih Chi-yang,{{cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201905050011|title=Former Judicial Yuan president Shih Chi-yang, 84, dies|date=5 May 2019|access-date=4 April 2020|website=Focus Taiwan|quote=In June 2013, then President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) awarded Shih the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon in Taipei.|author1=Lin Chang-shun |author2=Emerson Lim }} President of the Judicial Yuan
- Queen mother Sirikit of Thailand{{cite web|url=https://taiwantoday.tw/print.php?unit=4&post=7204|title=Two Ancient Lands Strengthen Their Ties|date=1 July 1963|access-date=13 April 2020|website=Taiwan Today|quote=President Chiang decorated King Bhumibol with the Special Grand Cordon of the Order of Brilliant Jade and Queen Sirikit with the Special Grand Cordon of the Order of Propitious Clouds.}}
- Hermann Otto Solms, German Father of the House of the Bundestag
- Hassan bin Talal,{{cite web|url=https://taiwantoday.tw/print.php?unit=4&post=5671|title=Two friends from afar|date=1 May 1973|access-date=4 April 2020|website=Taiwan Today|quote=The evening's dinner was given by Vice President Yen at the Chungshan Building on Yangmingshan. In an earlier ceremony, Vice President Yen decorated the Crown Prince with the order of the Special Grand Cordon of the Order of Propitious Clouds.}} Jordanian Prince
- Jose Villannueva,{{cite web|url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=4&post=6074|title=The month in Free China|date=1 October 1971|access-date=4 April 2020|newspaper=Taiwan Review|via=Taiwan Today|quote=Outgoing Dominican Ambassador Jose Villannueva received the Order of Propitious Clouds with Grand Cordon from Foreign Minister Chow Shu-kai. The ambassador's tenure exceeded seven years.}} Dominican Ambassador to the Republic of China
- Wang Ginn-wang,{{cite web|url=https://www.ocac.gov.tw/ocac/pages/detail.aspx?nodeid=345&pid=31662|script-title=zh:總統親頒勳章 王進旺：一生最大榮耀|language=zh-tw|date=15 January 2015|access-date=18 April 2020|website=Overseas Community Affairs Council|quote={{lang|zh-tw|總統馬英九（左）12日在總統府主持贈勳典禮，頒授二等卿雲勳章給前海巡署長王進旺（右），感謝他在海巡署長任內所做的貢獻。}}}} Minister of the Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan)
- Yin Shun,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_7GSpgbnxUC|title=The Margins of Becoming: Identity and Culture in Taiwan|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=4_7GSpgbnxUC&pg=PA85 85]|date=2007|publisher=Harrassowitz Verlag|via=Google Books|location=Wiesbaden|quote=On the 5th of March 2004, only two weeks before the 2004 presidential election, CHEN SHUIBIAN {{lang|zh-tw|陳水扁}} awarded the monk YINSHUN the er deng qing yun xun zhang {{lang|zh-tw|二等卿雲勳章}} (Second-Class Order of Propitious Clouds).|editor1=Carsten Storm |editor2=Mark Harrison|isbn=978-3-447-05454-6}} Buddhist monk and scholar
- Alain Richard,{{cite web |title=French senator risks Chinese fury after calling Taiwan a country |date=7 October 2021 |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20211007-french-senator-risks-chinese-fury-after-calling-taiwan-a-country}} French Senator and former Minister of Defense
- Luis Castiglioni,{{cite web |title=President Chen Confers the Order of Propitious Cloud with Grand Cordon on Paraguayan Vice President Luis Alberto Castiglioni. |url=https://english.president.gov.tw/NEWS/1654 |website=english.president.gov.tw |access-date=2004-02-10}} Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce and former vice-president of Paraguay
- Nancy Pelosi,{{Citation |title=Speaker Pelosi Accepts Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osclLyFZU90 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-03}} Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Jean Robert Pitte, Perpetual Secretary of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences under the Institut de France{{cite web | url=https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/589579236/president-tsai-confers-decoration-on-member-of-institut-de-france-jean-robert-pitte | title=President Tsai confers decoration on Member of Institut de France Jean-Robert Pitte | date=5 September 2022 }}
- Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
See also
References
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External links
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