Editing Taiping Rebellion (section)

== In popular culture ==
The Taiping Rebellion has been treated in [[historical novels]]. [[Robert Elegant]]'s 1983 ''[[Mandarin (Elegant novel)|Mandarin]]'' depicts the time from the point of view of a Jewish family living in Shanghai.<ref>{{Citation |last=Kirkus |title=Mandarin, by Robert S. Elegant |work=Kirkus |year=1983 |type=Book review |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/robert-s-elegant-4/mandarin/}}</ref> In ''[[Flashman and the Dragon]]'', the fictional [[Harry Paget Flashman]] recounts his adventures during the [[Second Opium War]] and the Taiping Rebellion. In [[Lisa See]]'s novel ''[[Snow Flower and the Secret Fan]]'' the title character is married to a man who lives in Jintian and the characters get caught up in the action.

[[Amy Tan]]'s ''[[The Hundred Secret Senses]]'' takes place in part during the time of the Taiping Rebellion. ''[[Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom]]'' by Katherine Paterson is a young adult novel set during the Taiping Rebellion. Li Bo's ''Tienkuo: The Heavenly Kingdom'' takes place within the Taiping capital at Nanjing.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Li |first=Bo |title=Tienkuo: The Heavenly Kingdom |date=March 10, 2017 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1-5426-6057-0}}</ref>{{page needed|date=August 2024}}

The war has been depicted in a few television shows and films. In 1988, a 45-episode drama series about the Taiping Rebellion called ''[[Twilight of a Nation]]'' was produced in Hong Kong by [[TVB]]. In 2000, [[China Central Television]] produced ''[[The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (TV series)|The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom]]'', a 46-episode series about the Taiping Rebellion. ''[[The Warlords]]'' is a 2007 historical film set in the 1860s showing Gen. Pang Qinyun, leader of the Shan Regiment, as responsible for the capture of Suzhou and Nanjing.