{"id":13218,"date":"2017-04-24T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=13218"},"modified":"2017-04-17T17:32:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T21:32:30","slug":"the-chinese-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/the-chinese-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chinese Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no symbol of a country more recognizable or important than its flag<\/strong> (\u56fd\u65d7 – gu\u00f3 q\u00ed). It’s flown in front of important buildings, used in government functions, and also a big part of international events like the Olympics. Chances are you’ve seen the Chinese flag, but do you know what the colors and the design represent? You will in just a few minutes! First, let’s learn a bit of history.<\/p>\n

History of the Flag<\/h2>\n
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Zeng Liansong’s original design.<\/p><\/div>\n

The current flag of China was designed by Zeng Liansong<\/strong> (\u66fe\u806f\u677e), a citizen from Zhejiang. The inspiration came from an ancient Chinese proverb:<\/p>\n

“longing for the stars, longing for the moon”<\/h3>\n

\u76fc\u661f\u661f\u76fc\u6708\u4eae – p\u00e0n x\u012bng x\u012bng p\u00e0n yu\u00e8 li\u00e0ng<\/h3>\n

Zeng named his design “Five Stars on a Field of Red<\/strong>” (\u7d05\u5730\u4e94\u661f\u65d7 – h\u00f3ng d\u00ec w\u01d4 x\u012bng q\u00ed). He beat out nearly 3,000 other entrants in a competition that was started at the end of the long Civil War. Some modifications were made to his original design, including the removal of the hammer and sickle. The name was also changed to simply “Five Star Red Flag<\/strong>” (\u7d05\u5730\u4e94\u661f\u65d7 – h\u00f3ng w\u01d4 x\u012bng q\u00ed), removing the character \u5730.<\/p>\n

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Rejected Yellow River design.<\/p><\/div>\n

Another popular design that was eventually rejected had a horizontal yellow bar going through the middle of the flag to represent the Yellow River<\/strong> (\u9ec4\u6cb3 – hu\u00e1ng h\u00e9). The winning design was first flown in Tiananmen Squar<\/a>e on October 1, 1949, with the founding of the People’s Republic of China after\u00a0the Communist victory.<\/p>\n