List of Chinese flags
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This is a list of current and historical flags used in the geographic area of China, including both the People's Republic of China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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[edit] National flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1949 – | Flag of the People's Republic of China | A red field, with a large yellow star at the canton, with four smaller stars to the right. This flag is flown in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. |
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1928 – | Flag of the Republic of China | A red field, with a blue canton containing a 12-ray white sun. This flag is flown in Taiwan, and other islands under the control of the ROC. |
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Civil Ensign of the Republic of China | Four serrated yellow stripes are added to the flag of the Republic of China for use as a civil ensign at sea. |
[edit] Political divisions of the Republic of China
[edit] Northern Areas
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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| Taipei City | |||
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Keelung City | ||
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Hsinchu City | ||
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Taipei County | ||
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Taoyuan County | ||
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Hsinchu County | ||
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Miaoli County |
[edit] Middle Areas
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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Taichung City | ||
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Taichung County | ||
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Changhua County | ||
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Yunlin County | ||
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Nantou County |
[edit] Southern Areas
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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Kaohsiung City | ||
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Chiayi City | ||
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Tainan City | ||
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Chiayi County | ||
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Tainan County | ||
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Kaohsiung County | ||
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Pingtung County |
[edit] Eastern Areas
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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Ilan County | ||
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Hualien County | ||
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Taitung County |
[edit] The Islands Areas
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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Penghu County | ||
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Kinmen County | ||
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Lienchiang County |
[edit] Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1997 – | Flag of Hong Kong | A white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana on a red field |
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1999 – | Flag of Macau | A lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars on a green field |
[edit] Military flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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Flag of the People's Liberation Army | A red field with a yellow star at the canton, and the Chinese numerals for "8" and "1", the date of the PLA's establishment | |
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Flag of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | The PLA flag with a green stripe at the bottom. | |
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Ensign of the People's Liberation Army Navy | The PLA flag with 5 horizontal lines, 3 blue and 2 white at the bottom, representing the sea. | |
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Flag of the People's Liberation Army Air Force | The PLA flag with a blue stripe at the bottom. | |
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Flag of the Republic of China Army (formerly National Revolutionary Army) |
The Blue Sky with a White Sun with a red border. | |
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Naval Jack of the Republic of China | Identical to the Kuomintang flag (see below). |
[edit] Non-state flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1895 – | Kuomintang flag. | The "Blue Sky with a White Sun," 12 rays of the sun represent progressive ideals. |
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1986 – | Democratic Progressive Party flag. | |
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1921 – | Flag of the Communist Party of China | Communist hammer and sickle |
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1979 – | The ROC's Olympic flag. | The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to pressure by the PRC. |
[edit] Historical national flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1862 – 1890 | Flag of the Qing Empire | No standard specifications |
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1890 – 1912 | Flag of the Qing Empire | Replaced old triangular flag |
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1912 – 1928 | First flag of the Republic of China, or "Five Races Under One Union" | Used mainly in Shanghai and eastern parts of northern China until 1928. This flag was widely flown even before the founding of the Republic of China by Chinese on the eastern coast and garnered the greatest respect at the founding of the ROC. Stripes represent the five great races in China's history, according to Dr. Sun Yat-sen: red for Han Chinese, yellow to represent Manchus, blue as Mongols, white for both Huis and Uyghurs, and black for Tibetans. |
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1916 | Flags of Yuan Shikai's Empire of China. | These variations on the initial flag of the Republic of China emphasize Han administration over other ethnicities in China. |
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Mainland: 1928 – 1949 Taiwan: 1945 – |
Flag of the Republic of China | Not used in areas administrated by the People's Republic of China except in historical venues. |
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1931 – 1934 | Jiangxi Soviet republic flag | hammer and sickle along with Chinese characters for China Communist (Zhonggong, 中共) written in classical word order, i.e., read from the right. |
[edit] Other historical flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1959 – 1997 | Flag of the British colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong (1959 – 1997). |
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1876 – 1959 | Flag of the British colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong (1876 – 1959). |
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1870 – 1876 | Flag of the British colony of Hong Kong | A British Blue Ensign with a crowned "HK". |
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1670 – 1999 | Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau | The Portuguese flag was used in colonial era Macau as there was no territorial flag. (Portuguese flag design changed during colonial administration; the version shown was that used in 1999.) |
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1975 – 1999 | Flag of the Municipality of Macau, one of two local municipal governments. | A light blue field charged with the coat of arms of Macau. |
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1912 – 1950 | Flag of Tibet | Symbols of Tibet devised by the Dalai Lama. Currently used by the Central Tibetan Administration, their government in exile.
This flag is outlawed in mainland China. |
Note that Hong Kong and Macau were handed over to the People's Republic of China in 1997 and 1999 respectively.
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