Definition of "Taiping"

(historical) The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state in southern, eastern, and central China during the mid-19th century.  quotations

Various districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

1. Taiping Island.  quotations  examples

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   • 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 drills in rescuing shipwrecked personnel, the coastguard said. More details would be released later, it said in a statement on its website late on Sunday.“Currently the navy regularly patrols near Taiping Island. We don’t rule out the navy playing a supporting role in future humanitarian rescue drills being held near Taiping,” the Coast Guard Administration said in the statement.

     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 2016-11-21, Emerging Markets‎

   • Taiping, also known as Itu Aba, is the biggest natural feature in the Spratly islands. It is currently occupied by Taiwan but is also claimed by China, the Philippines and Vietnam.

     2022 April 28, “China says Taiwan ‘playing with fire’ over alleged Taiping Island plans”, in Radio Free Asia‎, archived from the original on 28 April 2022‎

   • Taiping, also known as Itu Aba, the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands, 南沙群島), lies 1,600 kilometers southwest of Kaohsiung and is administered as part of the special municipality's Cijin District.

     2023 June 11, Joseph Yeh, “Vietnam's accusation of sovereignty infringement "unacceptable": Taiwan”, in Focus Taiwan‎, archived from the original on 2023-06-11, Politics‎

2. A city in Perak, Malaysia.  examples

3. A district of Taichung, Taiwan.  quotations  examples

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   • 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, page 4

   • In tracing the history of the cases, it found that a 60-year-old female patient in Taichung's Taiping District Xinguang Borough began experiencing symptoms including fever in mid-August.

     2018 September 6, M. Chuang, “登革熱再增7病例 中市6例.高市1例 [CDC Confirms Seven New Dengue Fever Cases]”, in Public Television Service‎, archived from the original on 07 September 2018‎

(historical) Taiping Prefecture, a former prefecture of China located west of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

(uncommon) Victoria Peak in Hong Kong.  quotations  examples

(historical) A member of the Taiping rebels during the mid-19th century.  quotations