Order of the Sacred Tripod

Order of the Sacred Tripod
Order of Sacred Tripod with Special Grand Cordon
Awarded for	Significant contributions to national security
Country	Republic of China
Presented by	President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Status	Currently awarded
Established	15 May 1929
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Next (lower)	Order of Loyalty and Valour

The Order of the Sacred Tripod (Chinese: 寶鼎勳章), also referred to as the Order of the Precious Tripod or Pao Ting, is a military award of the Republic of China. It was created on 15 May 1929 by Chiang Kai-shek for significant contributions to national security. The order is organized into nine grades. The central design of the order's insignia is an image of a tripod surrounded by golden rays. The symbolism of this is that as the tripod is considered a national treasure, so too is the recipient of the order.^[1]