Yong Ying
Type of regional militia in Qing China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yong Ying (Chinese: 勇營; pinyin: yǒng yíng; Wade–Giles: yung-ying; lit. 'brave camps') were a type of regional army that emerged in the 19th century in the Qing dynasty army, which fought in most of China's wars after the Opium War and numerous rebellions exposed the ineffectiveness of the Manchu Eight Banners and Green Standard Army. The Yong Ying were created from the earlier tuanlian militias.