Liao Tianding

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Statue of Liao Tianding adjacent to Hanmin Temple

Liao Tianding (Chinese: 廖添丁; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liāu Thiam-teng; Hepburn: Ryō Tentei; 1883–1909) was a legendary Taiwanese Robin Hood figure who foiled oppressive rulers when Taiwan was under Japanese rule.

He was born in the Upper Tōa-to͘ District (大肚上堡) in  [zh], Taiwan Prefecture (Qing-dynasty Taiwan; modern-day Qingshui, Taichung, Taiwan) in 1883, and caught the attention of Japanese authorities repeatedly, for larceny and robbery, as well as the murder of Chen Liang-chiu (陳良久). Liao died in 1909, trapped in a cave in present-day Bali District, New Taipei City, with an accomplice, Yang Lin, who had colluded with the police.[1][2]

Liao Tianding was the subject of an extremely popular modern dance composition by Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan.[3] He was also the inspiration for Ma Shui-Lung's Liao Tianding Orchestral Suite, which has been recorded by the Prague Symphony Orchestra.[4][5]  [zh] in Bali was constructed to memorialize Liao and is usually referred to as Liao Tianding Temple.[1][6] Liao is also venerated at Miaosheng Temple (妙聖宮) in his hometown of Qingshui. (A statue of Liao once served as a menshen (threshold guardian) at Wutianchan Shrine (無天禪寺) in New Taipei City’s Xindian District opposite Lee Shih-ke, a modern historical robber and murderer who is now revered by some as a folk hero in Taiwan.[7])

An arrest warrant for Liao Tianding

In popular culture[]

Films[]

  • 1956 - Liao Tiending 廖添丁
  • 1962 - Youxia Hu Chienming 遊俠胡劍明. The script was based on Liao Tiending, but it was banned from broadcast unless the name is changed.
  • 1979 - Legendary Liao Tiending 傳奇人物廖添丁
  • 1987 - Taiwanese Hero Liao Tiending 台灣英雄廖添丁. Played by Ling Yun.
  • 1988 - Taiwan Hyoukyoku 台灣鏢局. The sequel to Taiwanese Hero Liao Tiending.
  • 1998 - Chivalrous Legend 俠盜正傳. Played by Jimmy Lin and Ashton Chen.

Television[]

  • 1988 - Chinese Folk Tales 中國民間故事
  • 1991 - Legend of Liao Tiending 廖添丁傳奇
  • 1999 - Taiwan Liao Tiending 台灣廖添丁
  • 2002 - A Traditional Story of Taiwan: Liao Tiending 戲說台灣之少年廖添丁

Manga[]

  • 1995 - Youxia King 俠王傳

Book[]

  • 2017 - Chivalrous Liao Tiending 義俠廖添丁

Video Games[]

A Flash game called Shényǐng Wúzōng Liào Tiāndīng (神影無蹤廖添丁) was released in 2004.[8]  [zh] is a video game with Liao Tianding as its main character. It was released in November of 2021.[9] It is a remake of the 2004 game in collaboration with the original creator.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cheung, Han (15 Nov 2015). "From criminal to hero to deity". Taipei Times. p. 12. Retrieved 21 Nov 2015.
  2. ^ Saunders, Richard (15 Nov 2007). "In the footsteps of Taiwan's Robin Hood". The China Post. Retrieved 21 Nov 2015.
  3. ^ Yang, Meng-Yu (1998). Cloud Nine:Lin Hwai-Min and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre. Taipei: Tian xia yuan jian chu ban gu fen you xian gong si. pp. 139–142.
  4. ^ Ma Shui-Long (2011). 台灣傳奇 廖添丁管弦樂組曲 [Legend of Taiwan : orchestral suite of chivalrous Liao Tian-Ding]. Taipei: 邱再興文教基金會. ISBN 978-9574187416.
  5. ^ 廖添丁管弦樂組曲 : 馬水龍作曲 / 捷克布拉格交響樂團 演奏, 馬水龍 作曲. Institut für Sinologie, Universitat Heidelberg.
  6. ^ Buchan, Noah (18 Nov 2011). "History: Taiwan's own Brave Sir Robin". Taipei Times. p. 14. Retrieved 21 Nov 2015.
  7. ^ "持槍搶銀行第一人 李師科至今影響台灣三件事" (in Chinese). Sanlih E-Television. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. ^ "神影無踪廖添丁(2004) by Maso Lin". itch.io. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  9. ^ "The Legend Of Tianding". . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  10. ^ 巴哈姆特. "由《神影無蹤廖添丁》作者參與打造新作《廖添丁 - 絕代兇賊之死期》釋出新預告片". 巴哈姆特電玩資訊站. Retrieved 2021-06-11.


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