MAKE A MEME View Large Image Flag of Shap Ng-tsai.jpg Reputedly the flag of the Chinese pirate Shap-ng-tsai The characters say 'T'ien Hou Sheng Mu' Empress of Heaven Holy mother T'ien Hou was regarded as a calmer of storms and protectoress of marine commerce fishermen ...
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Keywords: Flag of Shap Ng-tsai.jpg Reputedly the flag of the Chinese pirate Shap-ng-tsai The characters say 'T'ien Hou Sheng Mu' Empress of Heaven Holy mother T'ien Hou was regarded as a calmer of storms and protectoress of marine commerce fishermen and sailors The flag is painted with a depiction of Zhang Daoling 34-156 AD founder of Daoism as a religion in China He is seated on a rock holding an Eight Trigram a symbol of Daoism with a tiger or qilin behind him A border of bats runs down the fly edge a symbol of good luck The hoist is paced on the right hand side of flag ca 1849 http //www nmmimages com/ service search action do_quick_search language q D5453 Author PD-Art Chinese pirates
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