Chinese Empire Army [parade cuff]

The Chinese Imperial Army had very elaborate parade dress insignia. They were presented on jacket cuffs, on jacket collars and on the shoulder boards. The collar insignias consisted of the dragon emblem with color stone in the mouth and gold (for combat branches) or silver (for non-combat services) stripes. The collar insignia were used only by officers. 

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  Senior Private

  Engineers

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  Corporal

  Artillery

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  Sergeant

  Medical troops

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  Senior Sergeant

  Infantry

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  (下等第三级) 协军校 - XIE JUN XIAO

  2nd Lieutenant, Lower level, 3rd grade

  Engineer

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  (下等第二级) 副军校 - FU JUN XIAO

  Lieutenant, Lower level, 2nd grade

  Military Justice

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  (下等第一级) 正军校 - ZHEGN JUN XIAO

  Captain, Lower level, 1st grade

  Staff Officer

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  (中等第三级) 协参领 - XIE CAN LING

  Major, Middle level, 3rd grade

  Imperial Guard

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  (中等第二级) 副参领 - FU CAN LING

  Lieutenant Colonel, Middle level 2nd grade

   

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  (中等第一级) 正参领 - ZHENG CAN LING

  Colonel, Middle level 1st grade

  Infantry

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  (上等第三级) 协都统 - XIE DU TONG

  Major General, Upper level, 3rd grade

   

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  (上等第二级) 副都统 - FU DU TONG

  Lieutenant General, Upper level, 2nd grade

  Administration

   
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  (上等第一级) 正都统 - ZHENG DU TONG

  General, Upper level, 1st grade

  Imperial Guard

The non-combat services with ranks equal to officers had the following insignia. Among those services there were no positions equal to general officers

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  同协军校 - TONG XIE JUN XIAO

  Lower level, 3rd grade

   

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  同副军校 - TONG FU JUN XIAO

  Lower level, 2nd grade

  Infantry

   
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  同正军校 - TONG ZHENG JUN XIAO

  Lower level, 1st grade

  Staff Officer

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  同协参领 - TONG XIE CAN LING

  Middle level, 3rd grade

  Imperial Guard

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  同副参领 - TONG FU CAN LING

  Middle level 2nd grade

   

   
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  同正参领 - TONG ZHENG CAN LING

  Middle level 1st grade

  Musical