Yong Ying (Chinese: 勇營; pinyin: yǒng yíng; Wade–Giles: yung-ying) (literally meaning "brave camps") are a type of regional army which emerged in the 1800s in Qing dynasty army, which fought in most of China's wars after the Opium War and numerous rebellions exposed the ineffectiveness of the Manchu Eight Banners and Green Standard Army. The Yong ying were created from the Tuanlian militia.
Read more about Yong Ying: Tuanlian History, Yong, List of Yong Ying Armies
Famous quotes containing the word yong:
“Hail, comly and clene,
Hail, yong child!
Hail, maker, as I meene,
Of a maden so milde!”
—Unknown. The Second Shepherd’s Play (l. 6–8)