This article is about the flag of the People's Republic of China since its creation in 1949. For the flag of the Republic of China, commonly known as the flag of Taiwan, see Flag of the Republic of China. For other uses, see Flag of China (disambiguation).
People's Republic of China
Five-star Red Flag[1]
Use
Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion
2:3
Adopted
27 September 1949; 74 years ago (1949-09-27) (flag approval by the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)[2]
1 October 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10-01) (National Flag of the People's Republic of China)
1 January 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-01) (Colours standardised)
Design
A large golden star within an arc of four smaller golden stars, in the canton, on a field of Chinese red.
Designed by
Zeng Liansong
Flag of China
Simplified Chinese
中国国旗
Traditional Chinese
中國國旗
Literal meaning
State flag of China
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōngguó guóqí
Bopomofo
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ´ ㄍㄨㄛ´ ㄑㄧ´
Wade–Giles
Chungkuo kuoch'i
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Zùngwók gwókkei
Flag of the People's Republic of China
Simplified Chinese
中华人民共和国国旗
Traditional Chinese
中華人民共和國國旗
Literal meaning
State flag of the People's Republic of China
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó guóqí
Bopomofo
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚ´ ㄖㄣ´ ㄇㄧㄣ´ ㄍㄨㄥ` ㄏㄜ´ ㄍㄨㄛ´ ㄍㄨㄛ´ ㄑㄧ´
Wade–Giles
Chunghua Jenmin Kunghokuo kuoch'i
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Zùngfàa Jànman Gùngwogwók gwókkei
Five-star Red Flag
Simplified Chinese
五星红旗
Traditional Chinese
五星紅旗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wǔ xīng hóng qí
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Ngh sèng gùng kei
The national flag of the People's Republic of China, also known as the Five-star Red Flag,[1] is a Chinese red field with five golden stars charged at the canton. The design features one large star, with four smaller stars in an arc set off towards the fly. It has been the national flag of China since the foundation of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. The flag was designed by Zeng Liansong.
The red represents the Chinese Communist Revolution. The five stars and their relationships to each other represent the unity of four social classes of Chinese people, symbolized by four smaller stars, under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), symbolized by the large star. The flag was first hoisted by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on a pole overlooking Beijing's Tiananmen Square on 1 October 1949, at a ceremony proclaiming the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
^ ab马全洲; 周凯军 (1 April 2009). Stories About the National Flag, Emblem and Anthem. Beijing, China: People's Liberation Army Publishing House. p. 1. ISBN 978-7-5065-5729-0.
^1949年9月27日 中华人民共和国国旗诞生 [27 September 1949: The Birth of PRC's Flag]. CPC News (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
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