The Order of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon (
Chinese:青天白日勳章 or 青天白日勛章) is the
Republic of China's second highest
military award. Created in 1929, it is awarded for "outstanding contributions to national security under foreign invasion" and is second only to the
Order of National Glory. The name and the design come from the
Blue Sky with a White Sun symbol of the Republic of China and the
Kuomintang.
Unlike many other
ROC medals, Order of Blue Sky and White Sun comes only as a first-class medal, without varying degrees of commendation; since 1981, it has been presented with the Grand Cordon, a very large ribbon, in this case, a white ribbon with red and blue edges. Before that, it came with a plain ribbon that is the smaller version of the modern grand cordon.
Chen Qingkun (陳慶堃), for his leading role in the Breakout of Yangtze River 長江突圍 during the civil war in 1949 in which he successfully got away from Communist forces after his admiral surrendered to the Communists.
Hu Lien, Hu commanded 11th Division and defended western Hubei. This was easiest route to capture China's capital Chungking for the Japanese army, but Hu fought gallantly and deflected the Japanese.
Xie Jinyuan, for his defense of Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai during early part World War II
Zhang Zizhong, one of the highest-ranked Allied officers killed in action in World War II