China

The territory of China is claimed by two governments. The People's Republic of China controls most of the territory and is a UN member, as well as the entity most commonly associated with the name China. The territory controlled by the Republic of China consists mostly of the island of Taiwan. It has limited international recognition, but participates in international relations either informally or, in some formal situations, under different names that don't acknowledge its political claims. It is informally known as Taiwan.

## People's Republic of China

说明：国徽的内容为国旗、天安门、齿轮和麦稻穗，象征中国人民自“五四”运动以来的新民主主义革命斗争和工人阶级领导的以工农联盟为基础的人民民主专政的新中国的诞生。

中华人民共和国国徽图案制作说明

（1950年9月20日中央人民政府委员会办公厅公布）

一、两把麦稻组成正圆形的环。齿轮安在下方麦稻秆的交叉点上。齿轮的中心交结着红绶。红绶向左右绾住麦稻而下垂，把齿轮分成上下两部。

﻿二、从图案正中垂直画一直线，其左右两部分，完全对称。

﻿三、图案各部分之地位、尺寸，可根据方格墨线图之比例，放大或缩小。

﻿四、如制作浮雕，其各部位之高低，可根据断面图之比例放大或缩小。

﻿五、国徽之涂色为金红二色：麦稻、五星、天安门、齿轮为金色，圆环内之底子及垂绶为红色；红为正红（同于国旗），金为大赤金（淡色而有光泽之金）。

**Translation:**

Description: The national emblem includes the national flag, Tiananmen Gate, a gear and ears of wheat and rice, which symbolize the birth of the new democratic revolutionary struggle of the Chinese people since the May 4th Movement and the birth of a new Chinese (nation) based on the people’s democratic dictatorship led by the working class.

Instructions for making the national emblem of the People’s Republic of China

(Published by the General Office of the Committee of the Central People's Government on 20 September, 1950)

1. Two sheaves of wheat and rice forming a regular circle with a gear at the bottom intersection the two sides. The centre of the gear is filled by red ribbons hung from side to side splitting the gear in half (horizontally) and passes through the bases of the sheaves on either side and hangs down.
2. Draw a straight line vertically from the centre of the design ensuring the left and right parts are perfectly symmetrical.
3. The position and size of each part of the design may be enlarged or reduced in size according to the scale of the grid lines.
4. E.g., if a relief sculpture is made of the emblem the height of each part may be enlarged or reduced according to the scale of the cross-section.
5. The national emblem is illustrated in gold and red: The wheat, rice, five stars, Tiananmen Gate, and gear is coloured gold, whilst the circle and ribbons are red; red is red (from the national flag), and gold is a pure gold colour (a light and lustrous gold).

**Source:** 中华人民共和国国徽法

## Republic of China

第 1 條

中華民國國徽國旗之制式及使用依本法之規定。

第 2 條

中華民國之國徽，定為青天白日。其式如左：

一、圓形、青白色。

二、白日居中，並有十二道白尖角光芒。

三、白日與十二道白尖角光芒間，留一青色圓圈。

第 3 條

前條各款之位置及尺度，比例如左：

一、青底圓形之圓心為白日體之圓心。

二、白日體半徑與青底圓形半徑，為一與三之比。

三、白日體圓心至白尖角光芒頂，其長度與白日體半徑，為二與一之比。

四、白日與十二道白尖角光芒間之青圈，其寬度等於白日體直徑十五分之

    一。

五、每道白尖角光芒之頂角為三十度，十二角為三百六十度。

六、白尖角光芒之上下左右排列，應正對北南西東方向，其餘均勻排列。

**Translation:**

Article 1

The form and use of the national emblem and national flag of the Republic of China shall be in accordance with this Act.

Article 2

The national emblem of the Republic of China is a blue sky with a white sun in the following form:

1.A blue circle.

2.A white sun in the middle, with 12 white rays with pointed angles.

3.There is a blue ring between the white sun and the white rays with pointed angles.

Article 3

The position, angle and ratio of each subparagraph of the previous article are as follows:

1.The center of the blue background circle is the center of the white sun.

2.The ratio of the radius of the white sun to the radius of the surrounding blue circle is 1:3.

3.The length from the center of the white sun to the top of a white ray with a pointed angle is twice the length of the radius of the white sun.

4.The width of the blue ring between the white sun and the 12 white rays with pointed angles is equivalent to 1/15 of the diameter of the white sun.

5.The top angle of each white ray with a pointed angle is 30 degrees, with the 12 rays totaling 360 degrees.

6.The upper, lower, left and right sides of the white rays with pointed angles shall be facing north, south, east and west. The rest shall be evenly spread out.

**Source:** 中華民國國徽國旗法