Tai-Pan: The Second Novel of the Asian Saga

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Prescott, Orville (4 May 1966). "Books of The Times: The Founding of Hong Kong in Brilliant Technicolor End Papers". The New York Times. p.45. Law and Democracy) “Ridiculous to have one law for all—for rich or for poor. What else is the point of working and sweating to become rich and powerful?” The popularity of the novel and TV series of Shogun made Tai Pan continually attractive to filmmakers. In late 1983 Dino De Laurentiis bought the rights. [19] He set up the film with Orion. [20] Sean Connery turned down the lead role. Chinese always used a mosquito net. Jin-qua had advised it as good for health, years upon years ago, so Struan used it too. Some Useful Tai Pan Vocabulary:

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In 1824, Culum Struan was born. He was the son of Dirk Struan and Ronalda. Shortly after his birth, Ronalda and Culum were sent to Glasgow. Ronalda would never return to China. Also this year, Gordon Chen was born. He was the illegitimate son of Dirk Struan and his mistress, Chen Kai Sung.The novel follows the life of Dirk Struan, British trader in Asia, and his plots and efforts to expand trade following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. May–May – Dirk Struan's Chinese mistress, granddaughter of Jin-Qua, instructed to teach Dirk "civilised" (Chinese) ways ALJEAN HARMETZ (Jan 17, 1987). " '86 a Strong Year for Film Industry". New York Times. p.11 – via ProQuest. Cathay = historical name for China in English. … Originally, this name was the name applied by Central and Western Asians and Europeans to northern China; the name was also used in Marco Polo’s book on his travels in China (he referred to southern China as Mangi). Vagg, Stephen (September 19, 2022). "Great Unfilmed Screenplays: George MacDonald Fraser's Tai-Pan". Filmink.

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Mary Sinclair – secret English prostitute and devotee/spy of Dirk Struan, and sister of Horatio Sinclair A major difference between the original novel and the television miniseries adaptation is that the television version changes the setting from 1963 to the late 1980s, and updates visible technology and the general atmosphere accordingly. The looming return of Hong Kong to China in 1997 is frequently mentioned in the miniseries, which was not a major concern in the 1960s. You stink, Culum.” “So does everyone! Why else do we always carry pomades? Stinking is a way of life” Civilization Clash) “The Manchus think our ideas—Christianity, Parliament, voting, and above all, equality before the law and a jury system—are revolutionary and dangerous and evil.”Phillip Chen: a director and fourth compradore of Struan's, and a descendant of the company's founder Dirk Struan, and second compradore, Gordon Chen. His full name is Phillip T'Chung Sheng Chen. A Jardine Matheson representative office was established in Australia in 1963 (fictionalized as the next assignment of Linbar Struan). The Ho Pak bank run storyline mirrored the real Hang Seng Bank run in 1965. The two primary banks, Victoria Bank and Blacs, were the fictionalized HSBC and Standard Chartered, respectively. The big set-pieces—the fire on the boat and the landslide—were closely modeled on real events (the Jumbo Floating Restaurant fire in 1971 and the Kotewall Road disaster in 1972).