List of Chinese flags

This is a **list of flags** of entities named "China".

## National flags

 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 1949–present | Flag of the People's Republic of China | Commonly known as *"China"*. A red field, with a large yellow star at the canton, with four smaller stars to the right. This flag is flown in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

## Special administrative regions flags

*Main article: Flag of Hong Kong*

 File:Flag of Macau.svg | 1999–present | Flag of Macau | A lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars on a green field

## City flags

As of 18 November 1997, the Chinese Government banned localities from making and using local flags and emblems. Despite this law, some cities have adopted their own flag that often includes their local emblem as shown below.

## Proposed national flags of the People's Republic of China

In July 1949, a contest was announced for a national flag for the newly founded People's Republic of China. From a total of about 3,000 proposed designs, 38 finalists were chosen. In September, the current flag, submitted by Zeng Liansong, was officially adopted.

### Alternative proposal

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### Selection of proposals

Proposed PRC national flags 010.jpgDesign by Ai QingProposed PRC national flags 007.jpgDesign by Bao QiquanProposed PRC national flags 039.jpgDesign by Chen DuoProposed PRC national flags 040.jpgDesign by Chen LuProposed PRC national flags 025.jpgDesign by Guo MoruoProposed PRC national flags 027.jpgDesign by Guo MoruoProposed PRC national flags 028.jpgDesign by Hu YuanqingProposed PRC national flags 030.jpgDesign by Jiang DazhongProposed PRC national flags 008.jpgDesign by Kang JianProposed PRC national flags 015.jpgDesign by Liang CongjieProposed PRC national flags 021.jpgDesign by Luo WenProposed PRC national flags 009.jpgDesign by Mo HongshuProposed PRC national flags 017.jpgDesign by Mo ZongjiangProposed PRC national flags 033.jpgDesign by Pang XunqinProposed PRC national flags 006.jpgDesign by Wu YuzhangProposed PRC national flags 011.jpgDesign by Wu YuzhangProposed PRC national flags 001.jpgDesign by Xiao ShufangProposed PRC national flags 002.jpgDesign by Xiao ShufangProposed PRC national flags 004.jpgDesign by Xiao ShuhuaProposed PRC national flags 013.jpgDesign by Xiao ShuhuaProposed PRC national flags 018.jpgDesign by Yan XinghuaProposed PRC national flags 003.jpgDesign by Yang TaiyangProposed PRC national flags 043.jpgDesign by Yang TaiyangProposed PRC national flags 032.jpgDesign by Yu ZhuoshengProposed PRC national flags 005.jpgDesign by Zhang Ding and Zhong LingProposed PRC national flags 038.jpgDesign by Zhang Ding and Zhong LingProposed PRC national flags 029.jpgDesign by Zhang Ding and Zhong LingProposed PRC national flags 020.jpgDesign by Zhang Ding and Zhong LingProposed PRC national flags 012.svgDesign by Zhang Ding and Zhong LingProposed PRC national flags 041.jpgDesign by Zhang Ding, Zhong Ling and Zhou GuangyuanProposed PRC national flags 016.jpgDesign by Zhang Ding, Zhong Ling and Zhou GuangyuanProposed PRC national flags 019.jpgDesign by Zhang Ding, Zhong Ling, Zhou Guangyuan and Xiao ShuhuaProposed PRC national flag 014.svgDesign by Zhu DeProposed PRC national flags 022.jpgProposed PRC national flags 023.jpgProposed PRC national flags 024.jpgProposed PRC national flags 026.jpgProposed PRC national flags 031.jpgProposed PRC national flags 034.jpgProposed PRC national flags 035.jpgProposed PRC national flags 036.jpgProposed PRC national flags 037.jpgProposed PRC national flags 042.jpgProposed PRC national flags 044.jpgProposed PRC national flags 045.jpgProposed PRC national flags 046.jpgProposed PRC national flags 047.svgProposed PRC national flags 048.svgProposed PRC national flags 049.jpgProposed PRC national flags 050.jpg

## Other historical flags

Note that Hong Kong and Macau were handed over to the People's Republic of China in 1997 and 1999 respectively.

## See also

* Flag of China
* Flag of the Republic of China
* Flag of East Turkestan
* Flag of Hong Kong
* Flag of Macau
* Flag of Tibet

## References

1. ↑ 中共中央办公厅、国务院办公厅关于禁止自行制作和使用地方旗、徽的通知 (Chinese Communist Central Governmental Notice to Ban Making and Using Local Flags and Emblems)
2. ↑ 哈尔滨市市旗市徽制作和使用管理暂行办法
3. ↑ 蘇州市城鄉建設檔案館
4. ↑ 市徽图案废止后著作权的归属
5. ↑ 《中华人民共和国国旗国徽国歌档案》,中央档案馆编，中国档案出版社出版,2009。
6. ↑ Kiautschou Tsingtau
7. ↑ Kiautschou Tsingtau
8. ↑ Kiautschou Tsingtau

## External links

* File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Flags of China at Wikimedia Commons

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