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Flag Duration Use Description 1 July 1997 – present: Flag of Hong Kong [2]: A white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana on a red field with 1 star on each of the petals. The Chinese name of Bauhinia × blakeana has also been frequently shortened as 紫荊/紫荆 (洋 yáng means "foreign" in Chinese, and this would be deemed inappropriate by the PRC government), although 紫荊/紫荆 refers to ...
Pages in category "Flags of China" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
China's globally recognized national dish is the Peking duck. [14] National Poet: Li Bai [15] [16] [17] Li Bai, also known as Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai, art name Qinglian Jushi, was a Chinese poet, acclaimed from his own time to the present as a brilliant and romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights. National Philosopher
Asked about the incidents Monday, IOC spokesperson Mark Adams referred to a 1981 agreement in which Olympic officials and the Taiwanese government agreed to use the name and flag of Chinese Taipei ...
Name Years of dominance Notes Long Jiguang. 龍濟光 1911–1918: Qing commander, supporter of Yuan Shikai's Empire of China, later affiliated with the Anhui Clique. An ethnic Hani. Chen Jiongming. 陳炯明 1911–1924: Initially allied to KMT, defected to Zhili clique in 1922 but defeated by Chiang Kai-Shek Ye Ju. 叶擧 1929–1936
The flag of the League of Arab States is two olive branches and 22 chain-links encircling a crescent and the name of the organisation (written in Arabic). The Arab League is an organization made up of countries in the Arab world in Northern Africa and Southwest Asia.