Flag of China

The national flag of the People’s Republic of China is a red field bearing one large golden star and four smaller golden stars in its upper-left corner.

Chinese Communist Party: The founding and governing political party of the People’s Republic of China. The large star represents the Communist Party’s leading role in the design’s official interpretation.
Zeng Liansong: A Chinese economist who designed the five-star red flag adopted by the People’s Republic of China. His submitted design became the national flag in 1949.
Five-star red flag: The common Chinese name for the national flag of the People’s Republic of China. It names the flag through its defining field color and star arrangement.
National Flag Law of the People's Republic of China: A Chinese law regulating the design, manufacture, display, and protection of the national flag. It establishes rules for displaying and handling the flag.
People's Republic of China: A sovereign state in East Asia founded in 1949 and governed by the Chinese Communist Party. The flag represents this state in domestic and international settings.
Chinese Civil War: A conflict between the Chinese Nationalists and Communists that ended with Communist victory on the mainland in 1949. The war’s outcome led to the state whose flag was adopted that year.
Flag of China construction sheet: The official geometric specification for the proportions and placement of elements on China’s national flag. It sets the stars’ positions and the flag’s standard dimensions.
Flag protocol: Rules and customs governing the display, handling, and use of flags. Official ceremonies follow protocol governing the flag’s display and raising.
Chinese nationalism: A political movement and set of ideas emphasizing Chinese national identity and unity. The flag has become a prominent emblem of national identity and unity.
Flag of the Republic of China: The flag of the Republic of China, a red field with a blue canton bearing a white sun. It was the national flag on the mainland before the People’s Republic was established.

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Flag of JapanCompared with: The contrasting design marks a different national emblem in East Asia.