Pan Dingxin (Chinese: 潘鼎新; Wade–Giles: P'an Ting-hsin; 1828–1888) was a Qing dynasty governor and military commander of the Huai Army, best known for his role in the Sino-French War.
[3] He edited biographies at the Guoshiguan, National History Bureau (国史馆).
When the Taiping Rebellion broke out, he ran militia and eventually had his own army, the Ding Battalion (Chinese: "鼎"字营; also Ting-tzu-ying).
[1]: 41 [2]: 162n He served as governor of Shandong in 1865, Yunnan in 1876 and Guangxi in 1884.,[1]: 317 [2]: 173 [4] He was most noted for his role during the Sino-French War: Battle of Đồng Đăng, Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass), Kep Campaign.
Pan Dingxin is at the center of the movie The War of Loong (2017)