National Emblem of the People's Republic of China

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The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China is the official state symbol featuring Tiananmen Gate under five stars framed by sheaves of wheat and a cogwheel, representing the unity of the Chinese people under Communist leadership and the country's socialist foundations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf national emblem
state symbol
adoptedBy Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China
adoptedOn 1950-09-20
approvedBy Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
cogwheelRepresents industrial workers
country People's Republic of China
depicts Tiananmen Gate
cogwheel
five-pointed stars
sheaves of wheat
designedBy Liang Sicheng
Zhang Ding
Zhou Lingzhao
other members of a design team organized by the Central People's Government
designProcess selected through a national design competition
governingLaw National Emblem Law of the People's Republic of China
largeStarRepresents Communist Party of China
legalStatus defined in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China
numberOfStars 5
officialName National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
primaryColor red
relatedSymbol Flag of the People's Republic of China
secondaryColor gold
shape circular
shortName National Emblem of China
smallStarsRepresent Chinese people
national bourgeoisie
peasants
petty bourgeoisie
workers
starArrangement one large star above four smaller stars in a semicircle
symbolizes leadership of the Communist Party of China
national sovereignty
people's democratic dictatorship
revolutionary traditions
socialist system of China
unity of the Chinese people
workers-peasants alliance
TiananmenRepresents Chinese revolution
founding of the People's Republic of China
usedBy central government of the People's Republic of China
local people's governments
usedOn Chinese embassies and consulates
Chinese passports
government buildings
official seals
state organs
usesMotto none
wheatRepresents peasants

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