Cheung Po Tsai (in Cantonese) or Chang Pao Tsai (in Wade-Giles) (張保仔 pinyin zhang1 bao3 zai3) was a 19th century Chinese pirate. He was also know as Cheung Po/Chang Pao/Zhang Bao ('Cheung Po Tsai' literally means 'Cheung Po the Kid'). Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)). This article describes the most common variant called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

He was a fisherman's son who lived in Xinhui of Jiangmen but was kidnapped by pirate Cheng I and his wife Ching Shih at fifteen years of age. He became the pirate's lover and was adopted by the kidnappers as their son. After Cheng I died, Ching Shih fell into a love affair with their adopted son and soon married him, having already made him her lieutenant. He later took over the pirating business from his adopted parents. Image:Location of Xinhui within Guangdong (China). ... The Sino-British Restaurant, a renovated building along Changdi Middle road in the waterfront district. ... Cheng I (鄭一, pinyin: Zhèng Yī, d. ... An 1836 drawing of Ching Shih Ching Shih (1785-1844), (also referred to as Madame Ching, Hsi Kai, Shih Yang, Kai Ching Yih, or Ching Yih Saou/Ching Yih Saoa/Cheng I Sao/Zheng Yi Sao [ hanyu pinyin of 鄭一嫂 or 石香姑]) first became known as a Chinese pirate called Shih Shiang...

Cheung Po Tsai was active along the Guangdong coastal area. This was during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). His followers are said to have reached forty thousand and they had up to six hundred ships. He capitulated to the Chinese government in 1810 and became the captain of the Qing government's imperial navy. Chang Pao spent the rest of his life in a comfortable government position. Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; Pinyin: Guǎngdōng; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: 清朝; Pinyin: Qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was a dynasty founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China, expanded into China and the surrounding territories, establishing the Empire... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Several places in Hong Kong are linked to Cheung Po Tsai:

• Cheung Po Tsai Cave, on Cheung Chau island. It is a small cave, said to be the place where he stored his treasure
• Lantau Island was another of his bases. Tung Chung Fort, on the island, was built in 1817, when the Qing Government was alarmed by the rampant piracy of Cheung Po Tsai and decided to intervene and thwart the opium trade and defend the coast from pirates
• Cheung Po Tsai built several temples dedicated to Tin Hau and seafaring activities: in Ma Wan, Cheung Chau and Stanley.

Cheung Chau (長洲; lit. ... Lantau Island, Hong Kong , Lantau Island (based on the local old name of Lantau Peak 爛頭 Làntóu, Ragged Head; 大嶼山/大屿山 pinyin: Dàyǔ shān, Cantonese: Tai yue shan, Big Island Mountain), also Lantao, is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. ... Tung Chung Fort Tung Chung Fort is located near Tung Chung, on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Opium is a narcotic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy . ... Clothed statues of Matsu Matsu (Chinese: 媽祖;; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ma-tsu; literally Mother-Ancestor; POJ: Má-chó·), mortal name Lin Moniang (林默娘), is the Taoist goddess of the Sea who protects fishermen and sailors. ... Ma Wan (馬灣) is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. ... Stanley Peninsula Stanley or Chek Chue (Chinese: 赤柱; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: tsek3 tsyu3; Mandarin Pinyin: Chìzhù; literally means Bandits post or red pillar) is a village town and tourist attraction on the south of Hong Kong Island and part of the Southern District, Hong Kong. ...

External links

• Cheung Po Tsai Cave at discoverhongkong.com
• Pictures of the cave