Tai-Pan (disambiguation)

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Tai-Pan is a Cantonese term for the leader of a Hong, a western trading company operating in China or Hong Kong in the 19th century.

Tai-Pan or Taipan may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment:

Tai-Pan (novel), a novel by James Clavell
- Tai-Pan (film), a 1986 film based on Clavell's novel
"The Taipan", a short story by W Somerset Maugham
Taipan!, a computer game for the Apple II and TRS-80
Taipan, new name for the Thrillseeker (roller coaster)

Ships:

HMAS Taipan, a Second World War Royal Australian Navy auxiliary vessel
Taipan Catamarans, high performance sailing catamarans made in Australia
Taipan 28, a sailing yacht or sloop
MV Taipan, a container ship freed in the Action of 5 April 2010 from Somali pirates

Other uses:

Taipan, a large Australian snake
Cairns Taipans, an Australasian National Basketball League team
Tai-Pan or Albert Cheng, a radio commentator-turned-politician in Hong Kong

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