Order of Propitious Clouds

Order of Propitious Clouds
Order of Propitious Clouds
Traditional Chinese	卿雲勳章
Simplified Chinese	卿云勋章
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Qīngyún xūnzhāng
Wade–Giles	Ch'ing1-yün2 hsün1-chang1
IPA	[tɕʰíŋ.y̌n ɕýnʈʂáŋ]

Order of Propitious Clouds
卿雲勳章
Order of Propitious Clouds ; 卿雲勳章
	Order of the Propitious Clouds cordon, badge, star, medal and lapel pin
Awarded for	Civil servants who had outstanding performances, and non-civil servants and foreigners who contributed for the country.
Description	The center of the medal features a picture of propitious clouds in token of auspiciousness.
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Presented by	; ; President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Eligibility	Civilian
Status	Active
Established	12 February 1941
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Chiang Chung-Cheng
Equivalent	Order of Brilliant Star

The Order of Propitious Clouds (Chinese: 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.^[1] As with other orders, both citizens of the Republic of China and foreigners can be awarded the Order of Propitious Clouds.^[2]

^ "Civilian orders". english.president.gov.tw. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
^ "Title：Orders Act CH". 全國法規資料庫 Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China. Retrieved 4 April 2020. 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.

[1] "Civilian orders". english.president.gov.tw. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

[2] "Title：Orders Act CH". 全國法規資料庫 Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China. Retrieved 4 April 2020. 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.

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