Back Urdd y Ddraig Ddwbl Welsh Orden vom Doppelten Drachen German Kaksoislohikäärmeen ritarikunta Finnish Ordre du Double Dragon French Ordine Imperiale del Doppio Dragone Italian Orde van de Dubbele Draak (China) Dutch Den dobbelte drageorden NB Order Podwójnego Smoka Polish Орден Двойного дракона Russian Dubbla drakens orden Swedish
| Imperial Order of the Double Dragon 雙龍寶星 | |
|---|---|
 Order of the Double Dragon, 1st Class | |
| Awarded by the Emperor of China | |
| Type | Order |
| Established | 1882 |
| Country |  Qing dynasty |
| Awarded for | outstanding services to the throne and the Qing court |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Founder | Guangxu Emperor |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the Blue Feather |
| Next (lower) | Order of the Imperial Throne |
.png){kind=small} Ribbon bar of the order (1st Class, 1st Grade)  | |
The Imperial Order of the Double Dragon (simplified Chinese: 双龙宝星; traditional Chinese: 雙龍寶星; pinyin: Shuānglóng Bǎoxīng; lit. 'Double Dragon Precious Star') was an order awarded in the late Qing dynasty.
The Order was founded by the Guangxu Emperor on 7 February 1882 as an award for outstanding services to the throne and the Qing court. Originally it was awarded only to foreigners but was extended to Chinese subjects from 1908.[1] It was the first Western-style Chinese order, established in the wake of the Second Opium War as part of efforts to engage with the West and adopt Western-style diplomatic practices.[2] Traditionally the Chinese court did not have an honours system in the Western sense; however hat buttons, rank badges, feathers and plumes were routinely awarded by the Emperor to subjects and foreigners alike prior to and after the introduction of the Order of the Double Dragon.[3] The order was replaced in 1911 during the last days of the Qing dynasty by the Order of the Imperial Throne, although this replacement was never fully implemented and the Republic of China discontinued the imperial orders after its establishment in 1912.[3]
- ^ "Double Dragon". Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ Goh, Gavin (2012). The Order of the Double Dragon: Imperial China's Highest Western Style Honour, 1882-1912. Sydney: Gavin Goh. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-646577807.
- ^ a b Goh, Gavin (2012). The Order of the Double Dragon: Imperial China's Highest Western Style Honour, 1882-1912. Sydney: Gavin Goh. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-0-646577807.