Who was the female pirate who controlled China's waters?
Ching Shih
Puppetmongers Theatre of Toronto, Canada, mounted two different productions based on Ching Shih's life.  The first was a co-production with the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, directed by Jon Ludwig in 2000, and the second version, directed by Mark Cassidy played at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre Extra Space in 2002.