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Asia

China

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: October 1, 1949 Usage: National and Civil

The large The red field
star represents symbolizes communist
communism revolution and is also
the traditional color of
The four smaller the Chinese people
stars represent the
social classes of the
Chinese people

The use of five stars reflects the importance
of the number five in Chinese philosophy

Asia
2USS &ED China has the world’s oldest continuous
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civilization. The communist Chinese People’s
Republic was established in 1949.

China’s first national flag originated to the Soviet fatherland. The present
in 1872. It was yellow with a blue flag dates from 1949, when the
dragon, representing the Manchu People’s Republic was formed.
(Qing) Dynasty which ruled China The large star represents
for many years. The revolt of 1911 communism. The red field signifies
saw the changing of the flag to revolution and echoes the ancient
five different colored stripes. Han Dynasty of 206 bc. The four
Soviet republics were established stars represent the four social classes:
in the 1920s, each of which was peasants, workers, petty bourgeoisie,
represented by a red flag referring and patriotic capitalists.

FLAG OF HONG KONG FLAG OF MACAO IN 1999
(XIANGGANG) IN 1997

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