| Yuanshuai 元帅 元帥 | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=icon} Shoulder boards for the PLA rank yuan shuai (marshal), modelled after those of the marshal of the Soviet Union | |
| Country |  China |
| Service branch |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Abolished | 1965 |
| Next higher rank | Dayuanshuai ("Grand Marshal") |
| Next lower rank | Dajiang ("Grand General") |
Yuanshuai (simplified Chinese: 元帅; traditional Chinese: 元帥; pinyin: Yuánshuài) was a Chinese military rank that corresponds to a marshal in other nations.[1] It was given to distinguished generals during China's dynastic and republican periods. A higher level rank of Dayuanshuai (simplified Chinese: 大元帅; traditional Chinese: 大元帥; pinyin: Dà Yuánshuài; lit. 'Grand Marshal'), which corresponds to generalissimo was awarded to Chiang Kai Shek of the Republic of China. It was also proposed for Mao Zedong on the mainland, but he ultimately never accepted it.
- ^ Stevens, Keith G. (1975). "CHIEF MARSHAL T'IEN, PATRON OF THE STAGE, OF MUSICIANS AND WRESTLERS—EAST AND SOUTH EAST CHINA". Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 15: 303–311. ISSN 0085-5774.