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  Taiping, the city of everylasting peace. Taiping is beautiful,full of atmosphere
Taiping's history started more or less in the middle of the 19th century when the different warlords fought over the tin-fields in the Larut district of Perak.
The reputation as a clean city as a cool town was enhanced by the cool weather and the water from the nearby highlands.
Taiping's location was strategic because the nearby hills: Gunung Jijau rise up to over 1500 meter and it's only 20 km from the coast.
www.pulau-pangkor.com /Taiping.html   (941 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Taiping
Taiping Rebellion 1850-64, revolt against the Ch'ing (Manchu) dynasty of China.
He directed (1852-59) resistance to the Taiping Rebellion in his native Hunan and later organized (1860) a volunteer corps that fought the Taipings in Jiangxi and Anhui provs.
Ward arrived in Shanghai in 1859, when the Taiping Rebellion was at its height.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Taiping   (595 words)

  
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Citizens of the city are told they must use their acquired skills and expertise for the general welfare for the entire community.
Taiping forces had now reached a state of disarray that many might have surrendered had it not been for the insistence on the part of Qing leaders that all those captured would be executed.
The Taiping warriors, once feared and respected, now appeared to be underfed, inadequately washed, and festered with disease; conditions that even their bright silk costumes were unable to conceal.
www.olemiss.edu /courses/inst203/taiping.txt   (5668 words)

  
 Ch'ing China: The Taiping Rebellion
With rebellion in Nien (1853-1868), several Muslim rebellions in the southwest (1855-1873) and northwest (1862-1877), and, especially, the Taiping rebellion, the consequences for China during this period were devestating.
Taiping society itself would be a classless society with no distinctions between people; all members of Taiping society were "brothers" and "sisters" with all the attendant duties and obligations traditionally associated with those relationships in Chinese society.
The Taipings had very few competent officials; efforts to recruit scholar-officials were usually unsuccessful since most educated Chinese were deeply disturbed by the theocratic nature of the state and the lack of education among its leaders.
www.wsu.edu /~dee/CHING/TAIPING.HTM   (1338 words)

  
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Within the zones controlled by the rebels, are happened numerous reforms: it is distributed landlords´s lands between the peasants; it is forbidden the slavery, the arranged marriages, to smoke opium, to tie the feet of the girls, the judicial torture and the idols manufacture.
The rest of the year, the Taiping forces cement their power, while to avoid the western support to the Ch'ing, are recognized the treaties signed by these, in spite of the nationalistic character of the new government.
After the disaster, the Taiping Emperor signs a separate peace with the Central Empires; and spite the fury of the allies, assaults and annexes the Tibet kingdom, Nepal and Bhutan (though avoids scrupulously enter British India) and reinforces its position in Hong Kong, Macao and Annam, since the allies are very occupy in Europe.
www.fortunecity.es /imaginario/fantastica/176/T_ing2.htm   (3233 words)

  
 Taiping - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The city is picturesquely situated at the foot of Bukit Maxwell (formerly Maxwell's Hill; alt.
Taiping Zoo the ideal place for animal lovers
Leading Chinese insurer Taiping Life chooses ILOG JRules for its underwriting system.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-taiping.html   (210 words)

  
 Taiping
Taiping is a town in Perak State, about 97 kilometres south-east of Penang in the north- west of Malaysia.
Locally known as Perkuburan Peperangan Taiping; the Cemetery is on the Jalan Bukit Larut (Bukit Larut Road).
Taiping War Cemetery was created by the Army after the defeat of Japan for the reception of graves brought from the battlefields, from numerous temporary burial grounds, and from village and other civil cemeteries where permanent maintenance would not be possible.
www.fepow-memorial.org.uk /taiping.htm   (357 words)

  
 THE LAST MONTHS OF THE TAIPING WAR
The Taipings were at this time withing 40 miles of the port, and an advance of their forces was daily expected.
The manner in which the panic-struck Taipings rushed up the path, utterly disregarding the almost certain death staring them in the face in their frantic attempts to get past the steamer, surpasses belief; they had no fear, apparently, of death — all they seemed to strive for was escape.
Soo-chow, a walled city twenty-three miles in circumference, was naturally well defended, and the rebel general commanded the garrison in person; yet Gordon’s 18,000 men and fleet of four steamers completely invested this enormous city, and quite prevented any communication with it from other parts of the province.
www.kimsoft.com /2000/taiping.htm   (4055 words)

  
 Taiping
TAIPING: Ethanol from "nipah" or mangrove palm, to be used for making biofuel, will be produced for the first time in the world, here in Perak.
Three students of King Edward VII Secondary School in Taiping wearing traditional dress on Aug 30 1970 as part of the school's move to promote unity in diversity and create an awareness of the need for national...
TAIPING MP Datuk M. Kayveas said yesterday there is no problem supplying water to all 180 households in Kampung Ulu Tupai.
www.topix.net /my/taiping   (671 words)

  
 Daytrips from Pangkor to neighboring cities as Ipoh, Taiping and Kuala Kangsar
In the late 19th century the city was known by the British as Epoh.
The city once was the administrative centre for the Sultans until Ipoh and Kuala Kangsar took over this role.
One of its pride and joys is the Taiping Zoo.
www.pulau-pangkor.com /Daytrips.html   (1922 words)

  
 An Asian Legacy
After Taiping rebels captured Nanjing in March 1853, Hong Xiuquan declared the city and surrounding territory to be the heart of his "Heavenly Kingdom" until such time as all "foreign devil dogs" - the Manchus, not the Europeans - could be driven from Beijing.
The Taiping Rebellion had nearly brought foreign trade in China to a standstill when, in early 1862, Frederick Ward organized another army comprised of Western officers and weapons along with a motley crowd of Chinese, many of whom were attracted by the promise of adventure, high pay and loot.
Frederick Ward died at Songjiang on September 21, 1862, in the battle to retake the city from Taiping rebels.
www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Ket/C19/E1908.htm   (3214 words)

  
 Taiping Railway Station Malaysia Tourism
I was in Taiping last year Being one of the oldest stations in Malaysia I would appreciate if the building is maintained in its present form.
I was transferred to the Taiping Inland Revenue Department in 1963 and remember arriving at the station on a cold morning in October 1963.
Taiping city is full of historical buildings, one of them is the railway station.
taipingtalk.com /railway/index.html   (2539 words)

  
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This is a flaw in the leadership of the Taiping, sacrificing the integrity of their army and mission for an increase in numerical strength.
Their final decision was to take the city of Nanjing, which was not in itself a bad plan; the city could play a very important role in the rebellion as a trading port with western nations, as well as a support line for their army.
In conclusion, the last strategic military blunder is a combination of the previous two along with the inability of the Taipings to use their public popularity to use the locals as scouts to determine enemy strength.
www.plu.edu /~ulrichaj/doc/taiping-blunders.doc   (2633 words)

  
 God's Chinese Son
The Taiping Rebellion of 1850-1864 was a millenarian war in the literal sense of the term.
Also, the organization of the Taiping fighting forces, in contrast to those of the Communists, was based on armies described in the Chinese classics, as was the ministerial system of the government the Taiping later formed.
Nevertheless, the initial entry of the Taiping into a new area was often welcomed by the peasants, since the local gentry would flee and their humbler neighbors could divide up the refugees’ goods and land.
pages.prodigy.net /aesir/gcs.htm   (4268 words)

  
 Electronic Passport to the Taiping Rebellion
They also had to withstand the Taiping Rebellion, a civil war that cost over twenty million lives and permanently weakened the dynasty.
In 1851, Hong proclaimed a new dynasty, the Taiping, which means "Great Peace," and assumed the title "Heavenly King." Two years later, the Taiping army captured Nanking, a large city in central China.
Both the Chinese Nationalists and the Communists, two groups that later ruled the nation, claimed to have been inspired by the Taiping Rebellion.
www.mrdowling.com /613-taiping.html   (427 words)

  
 Taiping Coffee: Morality or Moronity ?
The issue in contention maintained by city hall is, display of affection in the form of hug and kiss in public place is an act of indecency.
Subjective interpretations of indecency by the city hall's “moral police” definitely nurture a fertile ground to breeds immoral selective enforcements and corruptions.
If the city hall is so insistent on the moral rights to conduct the policing of moralities, then why the double standard, and why there are no objective enforcement by these so call moralled officers to book these politicians.
taipingcoffee.blogspot.com /2006/04/morality-or-moronity.html   (1762 words)

  
 Nanjing Travel Guide: Nanjing Hotel, Map, Climate, Pictures, Tour, Bus...
The capital city of Jiangsu Province; an ancient capital of 10 dynasties with numerous cultural relics; a modern and romantic city on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River
The mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is perching on the southern slope of the Mount Zijinshan in the northeastern part of the city.
In the city center, Nanjing Museum is a must for travelers with a collection of more than 420 thousand pieces, including about 2,000 that are rare and valued.
www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/nanjing.htm   (1200 words)

  
 Taiping Rebellion: The destruction of the Chinese culture
The Taiping rebellion was the most devastating civil war in the history of our country and the world (1).
Hong Xiuquan was the leader of the Taiping rebellion (3).
The Taiping Rebellion was the worst thing that could have happened to China prior to the European conflict and opium wars.
sun.menloschool.org /~sportman/westernstudies/second/24/gblock/matts   (927 words)

  
 SGI News October 16, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Taiwan cities of Dali and Taiping recently conferred first-ever honorary citizenships upon SGI President Daisaku Ikeda.
The appointment on October 11 by Dali, a historical city in the center of Taiwan, cited Mr.
Taiping, a city shrouded in an abundance of greenery and natural beauty, has been gaining recognition in Taiwan as a new industrial hub.
www.sgi.org /english/News/nb/0210/nb021016.htm   (387 words)

  
 On Your Own In China
In 1851, the Taiping rebels, led by the self-proclaimed younger brother of Jesus Christ, Hong Xiuquan, captured Nanking and made it the capital of their 'Kingdom of Heavenly Peace' which, for 13 years, controlled most of southern China.
The city showy recovered from the devastation of the Taiping Rebellion, and in 1911, representatives from all over China met there and nominated Sun Yatsen as the first president of the Republic of China.
South of the city centre in another park is the YUHUATAI (rain flower terrace), which serves as a memorial to the 100000 people that the Communists say the Nationalists executed in Nanking during their years of rule there.
www.earnshaw.com /china/ch17.html   (3054 words)

  
 Taiping - The city of everlasting peace
The Taiping Jail - originally built to house troublesome miners, later used by the Japanese during the WW2.
Taiping also had the first train service in Malaysia.
The number one attraction in Taiping is the "Taman Tasik Taiping" - The Taiping Lake gardens.
preetamrai.com /travels/021taiping/taiping.htm   (251 words)

  
 Study Abroad in China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nanjing, a city of more than 4 million people and the capital of the Jiangsu province, lies along the Yangtze River.
Though it is developing rapidly, Nanjing remains a provincial city filled with traditional and historic neighborhoods.
The pleasant city of Suzhou with its famous gardens and pleasant canals is about 3 hours away by train and the megalopolis of Shanghai is only 4 hours away.
www.usc.edu /dept/LAS/overseas/programs/china/nanjing   (466 words)

  
 Nanjing : In Depth | Frommers.com
The Tàipíngs preached a new order based on the equal distribution of land, equality between the sexes, monotheism, and the existence of small communities ruled by religious leadership, an order that, save for the religious bit, was to prefigure some of the tenets of the Chinese Communist movement.
The city was looted and torched, and corpses were thrown into the Yángzi River.
Women suffered the most: During the first month of occupation, 20,000 cases of rape were reported in the city.
www.frommers.com /destinations/nanjing/3376010012.html   (806 words)

  
 Blogging... Walk The Talk: How the Taiping Rebellion Populated Hong kong
And at no time was the chaos greater than during the Taiping Rebellion, which lasted from 1851 to 1866 and saw over 20 million people killed - the bloodiest civil war in world history.
Aside from the staggeringly high mortality rate of the colonial immigrants, a major problem in the 1840s was that not that many Chinese seemed to want to go to Hong Kong, and the ones that did were often not of the best sort.
A question that remains from this Taiping episode, like many others, though, is that China's trouble and loss has historically often been Hong Kong's gain.
www.blogthetalk.com /2005/07/how-taiping-rebellion-populated-hong.html   (892 words)

  
 PETA - Action Alerts
In August 2002, reports out of Taiping, Taiwan, revealed horror stories of dogs suffering in filthy outdoor metal cages at the city dump.
These cages were the city’s “animal shelter.” Government workers in charge of the pound responded by claiming that, despite what was revealed by media, the dogs were treated humanely.
Send a copy of your letter to the Taiping city government: master@taiping.gov.tw.
www.peta.org /Automation/AlertItem.asp?id=562   (188 words)

  
 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Components - Search for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Components Manufacturers and Suppliers from ...
Taiping City, Taichung County, Taiwan, R.O.C. Pneumatic valve - VY
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 Peacewomen Home Page
24 September 2001, adopted the Taiping Declaration on the Culture of Peace.
City and elsewhere and the loss of thousands of innocent lives of peoples of
The town of Taiping is the host of the Taiping Peace Initiative which is a
www.peacewomen.org /news/oldnews/taiping.html   (455 words)

  
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City suburbs offer car parks and trams and buses cycle lanes run from these all over the city.
Taxes and inconvenience of parking in cities and huge fines and jail sentences for bad driving encourage citizens to use the facilities, creating a quieter safer and less polluted environment for living.
With the worlds best road safety records and quickest transit times in the city this can be seen a an attainable goal for Taiwan at present with slow transit times and terrible road safety.
www.inorbitt.com /countries/Taiwan_2000e.htm   (694 words)

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