Five-star red flag

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The Five-star red flag is the national flag of the People's Republic of China, featuring a large yellow star surrounded by four smaller stars on a red field symbolizing Chinese communism and national unity.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of a country
national flag
adoptedOn 1949-10-01
alsoKnownAs Chinese national flag
Flag of China
Flag of the People's Republic of China
Red flag with five stars
backgroundColor red
category national symbols of China
country People's Republic of China
designedBy Zeng Liansong
fieldColorSymbolism Chinese communism
revolution
revolutionary struggle
firstRaisedAtEvent proclamation of the People's Republic of China
firstRaisedIn Beijing
firstRaisedOn 1949-10-01
hasDesignElement four small five-pointed stars
one large five-pointed star
largeStarRepresents Communist Party of China
legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
numberOfStars 5
officialLanguageName 中华人民共和国国旗
五星红旗
officiallyUsedBy Chinese armed forces
central government of the People's Republic of China
local governments of the People's Republic of China
proportion 2:3
regulatedBy National Flag Law of the People's Republic of China
script Simplified Chinese
smallStarsArrangementSymbolism unity around the Communist Party
smallStarsRepresent Chinese people
unity of different social classes
starColorSymbolism leadership of the Communist Party of China
unity of the Chinese people
symbolColor yellow
symbolizes national unity
socialist state under the leadership of the Communist Party of China
sovereignty of the People's Republic of China
timeInUseFrom 1949
timeInUseTo present
usedAs civil flag
state flag
war flag
usedIn Chinese embassies and consulates abroad
Chinese government buildings
Chinese military installations
Chinese schools

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
China
nationalFlag

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