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Cheung Po Tsai (Cantonese, Jeung Bóu Jái in Yale transcription) or Chang Pao Tsai (in Wade-Giles) was a 19th century Chinese
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 pirate. He was also known as Cheung Po/Chang Pao/Zhang Bao ("Cheung Po Tsai" literally means "Cheung Po the Kid").

Several places in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
 are linked to Cheung Po Tsai:



mous pirate in Hong Kong, he was a fisherman's son who lived in Xinhui
Xinhui

Xinhui is a City district of the City of Jiangmen in the province of Guangdong in southern China. Xinhui has a population of about 735,500....
 of Jiangmen
Jiangmen

Jiangmen is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province in southern China with a population of about 3.8 million....
 but was kidnapped by the pirate Cheng I
Cheng I

Zheng Yi was a pirate along the Chinese coast during the 19th century. He and his wife Ching Shih captured Cheung Po Tsai and legend has it he was their lover....
 and his wife Ching Shih
Ching Shih

Ching Shih , also known as Zheng Yi Sao , was a prominent female pirate in middle Qing China....
 when he was 15.






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Cheung Po Tsai (Cantonese, Jeung Bóu Jái in Yale transcription) or Chang Pao Tsai (in Wade-Giles) was a 19th century Chinese
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 pirate. He was also known as Cheung Po/Chang Pao/Zhang Bao ("Cheung Po Tsai" literally means "Cheung Po the Kid").

Several places in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
 are linked to Cheung Po Tsai:

  • Cheung Po Tsai Cave, on Cheung Chau
    Cheung Chau

    Cheung Chau is a small island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territory of Hong Kong, with a population of about 30,000 up to 2006....
     island. It is a small cave, said to be the place where he stored his treasure
  • Cheung Po Tsai built several temples dedicated to the goddess Tin Hau and seafaring activities on Ma Wan
    Ma Wan

    Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. The island belongs to Tsuen Wan District. It has an area of 0.96 km?....
    , Cheung Chau, and Stanley
    Stanley, Hong Kong

    Stanley is a List of cities and towns in Hong Kong and a Hong Kong landmarks and tourist attractions in Hong Kong. It is a Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Peninsulas on the southeastern part of Hong Kong Island....
    .


Biography

A famous pirate in Hong Kong, he was a fisherman's son who lived in Xinhui
Xinhui

Xinhui is a City district of the City of Jiangmen in the province of Guangdong in southern China. Xinhui has a population of about 735,500....
 of Jiangmen
Jiangmen

Jiangmen is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province in southern China with a population of about 3.8 million....
 but was kidnapped by the pirate Cheng I
Cheng I

Zheng Yi was a pirate along the Chinese coast during the 19th century. He and his wife Ching Shih captured Cheung Po Tsai and legend has it he was their lover....
 and his wife Ching Shih
Ching Shih

Ching Shih , also known as Zheng Yi Sao , was a prominent female pirate in middle Qing China....
 when he was 15. According to legend he became the pirate and his wife's lover. However he was adopted by the kidnappers as their son. After Cheng I died, Ching Shih had a love affair with her adopted son and soon married him, having already made him her lieutenant. Cheung Po later took over the pirating business from his adopted parents.

Cheung Po Tsai was active along the Guangdong
Guangdong

Guangdong is a political divisions of China on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province is also known by an alternative English language name, the Canton Province....
 coastal area during the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty , also known as the Manchu Dynasty, followed the Ming Dynasty in History of China, and was the last ruling Chinese Dynasties of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 ....
. His followers are said to have reached 50,000 and his fleet said to have possessed 600 ships.His piracy mate was Cai Qian
Cai Qian

Cai Qian ,Chinese pirate in Qing Dynasty, born in Tong'an DistrictFujianprovince, In his top of pirate?s career, he command fleets include of over 1,000 ships and 25,000 pirates....
 and them reinforcement each other, but Cai Qia early than him destroyed by Qing, it made Cheung decided to surrender. Cheung Po capitulated to the Chinese
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 government in 1810 and became a captain in the Qing imperial navy,his rank was navy colonel
Colonel

Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
 and appointed in Penghu, there was far away Hong Kong. He spent rest of his life in a very comfortable government position.

In popular culture

  • The 1973 Hong Kong action film The Pirate (Da hai dao) has Cheung Po Tsai as its lead character.


  • The movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End depicts a pirate named Sao Feng
    Sao Feng

    Captain Sao Feng is a fictional character introduced in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl....
     as a member of the Brethren Court. This character is based on Cheung Po Tsai, although the film is set many years before he lived.


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