Order of Brilliant Jade

The Order of Brilliant Jade is a civilian order of the Republic of China that can be worn only by the head of a nation. According to regulations, the order can only be presented by the president of the country or an emissary expressly dispatched to friendly nations for the conferment. The order was instituted in 1933.[1] It has a star-patterned face of inlaid jade bordered with gold and pearls. In the centre there is white sun surrounded by blue sky, the national emblem.[2] Previously, the Order of the Brilliant Jade was divided into two, namely Grand Order of Brilliant Jade (current) and Order of Brilliant Jade with nine ranks.

Order of Brilliant Jade 采玉大勳章
Order of the Brilliant Jade cordon, badge, star, medal and lapel pin
TypeSingle-grade Grand Cordon
Awarded forThe President of the Republic of China and foreign heads of states
DescriptionThe medal has a star-patterned face of inlaid jade bordered with gold and pearls. The center is the "white sun in a blue sky," the national emblem of the ROC, symbolizing a tribute to the head of state internally and the strengthening of friendly ties with other countries externally.
Country Republic of China
Presented by

President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
EligibilityCivilian
StatusActive
Established22 December 1933
First awardedLin Sen
Total22
Ribbon bar of the Order
Precedence
Next (higher)none
Next (lower)Order of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen

One of the recipients is King Faisal who was awarded by President Chiang Kai-shek the Order of Brilliant Jade with Grand Cordon during his visit to Taiwan in 1971.[3]

Controversy and suggestions to rename

The Chinese official name of the order (采玉大勳章) was claimed to be named after President Chiang Kai-shek's mother, Wang Caiyu (王采玉) by Democratic Progressive Party members of Legislative Yuan, and there are suggestions from the pan-green coalition to rename the order to suit Taiwanese locality as "Order of Taiwan", but this was not passed at the Legislative Yuan in April 2007, facing opposition from the Kuomintang.[4]

References
  1. Decorations of Taiwan
  2. "Civilian orders". Presidency Website. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "King Faisal meets President Chiang". Taiwan Today. 1 June 1971. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. "勳章以蔣介石母親命名 立委提案修法遭國民黨團阻擋 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報". news.ltn.com.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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