Tai Ping

Proper noun

Taiping

1. (historical) The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state in southern, eastern, and central China during the mid-19th century.
   • Chiang-su was the main centre of the great Tʻai Pʻing rebellion, Nanking being the rebel capital from 1853 to 1864.[1898, Harlan P. Beach, Dawn on the Hills of Tʻang, New York, →OCLC, page 154
2. Taiping Island.
   • Taiwan’s coastguard has said it plans to hold rescue drills in waters around Taipei’s sole territorial holding in the disputed South China Sea at the end of this month, and that the drills could involve its navy.
     The exercises to be held around Itu Aba, known by Taiwan as Taiping, would include...2016 November 20, J.R. Wu, “Taiwan says it plans rescue drills in South China Sea this month”, in Paul Tait, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2016, Emerging Markets
3. A city in Perak, Malaysia.
   • Parit is a small town of roughly 2,000 people in the state of Perak, deep in the rural heartland of Malaysia, with no distinguishing feature other than its attractive location on the banks of a muddy river, which served as the backdrop to a few scenes in the 1999 movie “Anna and the King.” Once a...2015 July 23 [2015 July 22], Tash Aw, “A Return to the Malaysian Village”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2015, Opinion
4. A district of Taichung, Taiwan.
   • In Taiwan province, a gathering attended by 10,000 people was held at Pingling military camp in Taiping village, Taichung county.1981 April 5, “Youths in ROC vow to carry out national goals”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 13, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4
5. A district of Fuxin, Liaoning, China.
6. (historical) Taiping Prefecture, a former prefecture of China located west of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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