Flag Of China
The flag s width to length ratio is 2 to 3.
Flag of china. In the national flag of china the main star of the center represents the communist party. Flag of the people s republic of china. For instance both the five points on the gold star present in the vietnam flag and the four small stars present on the flag of china represent the social classes which include the working class the peasantry. The flag of china officially the national flag of the people s republic of china and also often known as the five starred red flag is a chinese red field charged in the canton upper corner nearest the flagpole with five golden stars the design features one large star with four smaller stars in a semicircle set off towards the fly the side farthest from the flag pole.
With respect to the four stars there is more than one version. The red of the chinese flag has two historical bases. This flag flew over mainland china until 1949 and is presently flown on the island of taiwan and other islands under the control of the roc. Hong kong recovered since 1997 macao recovered since 1999.
The flag is often flown at the new year parade. This flag can be sometimes be seen in mainland china for historical and unofficial use. Others claim to represent the four chinese cities or provinces that have been invaded. It expresses the revolutionary communist philosophy that has dominated china since 1949 when the forces of mao zedong won the chinese civil war and expelled the.
This flag was first flown in tiananmen square on october 1 1949 the day of the founding of the people s republic of china. The flag of china and that of the socialist republic of vietnam although from completely different backgrounds have some similarities. The rectangular flag has a red field with five golden yellow stars each with five points in the upper left corner. Some say that it is the working peasant student and military classes.
The blue and white flag was used in some provinces while a flag boasting 18 stars was used in wuhan. There is a specific way of folding the map of china folding them horizontally and vertically. The design features one large star with four smaller stars in a semicircle set off towards the fly the side farthest from the flag pole. The red color of the flag is the symbol of the revolution signifying that the political power of the people s republic of china is achieved through bloodshed and lives laid down by countless revolutionary martyrs who marched forward wave upon wave in the heroic.
In the norther region a flag of five colors red blue white yellow and black was flown. Upon the establishment of the republic of china the five colored flag was chosen as the national flag. The national flag law of the people s republic of china has regulations on places or institutions for raising the national flag.