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Tai-Pan is a Cantonese term for the leaders of The Hongs, Western businesses in China or Hong Kong in the 19th century.

Tai-Pan or Taipan may also refer to:

• Tai-Pan (novel), a novel by James Clavell
  • Tai-Pan (film), a 1986 film based on Clavell's novel
• The chief executives of Jardine Matheson and Swire are still commonly referred to as Taipans.
• "The Taipan", a short story by W Somerset Maugham
• Taipan, a large Australian snake
• Taipan!, a computer game for the Apple II and TRS-80
• Taipan 4.9 and Taipan 5.7, high performance sailing catamarans made in Australia
• Tai-Pan or Albert Cheng, a radio commentator-turned-politician in Hong Kong

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