Flag of the People's Liberation Army

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military flag national military symbol

The Flag of the People's Liberation Army is the military flag of China’s armed forces, featuring a red field with a golden star and the Chinese characters for “8 1” commemorating the founding date of the PLA.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military flag ⓘ national military symbol ⓘ
adopted	1949 ⓘ
associatedWith	Chinese Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
background	plain red field ⓘ
category	Flags of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Military flags ⓘ
color	gold ⓘ red ⓘ
commemorates	1 August 1927 ⓘ founding of the People's Liberation Army ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
designElement	golden "八一" characters ⓘ golden five-pointed star ⓘ
emblemOf	People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldColor	red ⓘ
fieldSymbol	golden star and "八一" characters ⓘ
fieldSymbolContrast	gold on red ⓘ
inscription	"八一" ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Chinese ⓘ
mottoText	"八一" ⓘ
primarySymbolColor	gold GENERATED ⓘ
refersTo	Nanchang Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents	Chinese armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese military tradition ⓘ
script	Chinese characters ⓘ
shape	rectangular ⓘ
starColor	gold ⓘ
starCount	1 ⓘ
status	current flag ⓘ
symbol	Chinese characters for "八一" ⓘ golden star ⓘ
usedBy	People's Armed Police NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army Ground Force NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army Rocket Force NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	military ceremonies ⓘ military installations ⓘ military units ⓘ
writingSystemOfInscription	Chinese logographic script ⓘ

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Macau garrison of the PLA → flag → Flag of the People's Liberation Army ⓘ