List of Chinese flags
This is a list of flags of entities named "China".
National flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 9 December 1928 – present | Flag of the Republic of China | Commonly known as "Taiwan". A red field, with a blue canton containing a 12-ray white sun. This flag flew over mainland China until 1949, and is presently flown on the island of Taiwan and other islands under the control of the ROC. This flag can sometimes be seen in Mainland China, for historical and unofficial use. |
 | 1 October 1949 – present | Flag of the People's Republic of China | Commonly known as "China". A red field, with a large yellow star with four smaller stars to the right at the canton. This flag is flown in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. |
Special administrative regions flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 July 1997 – present | Flag of Hong Kong | A white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana on a red field with 1 star on each of the petals. The Chinese name of Bauhinia × blakeana has also been frequently shortened as 紫荊/紫荆 (洋 yáng means "foreign" in Chinese, and this would be deemed inappropriate by the PRC government), although 紫荊/紫荆 refers to another genus called Cercis. A statue of the plant has been erected in Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong. |
 | 20 December 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 |
People's Republic of China and other communist states
National flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 1949 – present | Flag of the People's Republic of China | Commonly known as "China". A red field, with a large yellow star with four smaller stars to the right at the canton. This flag is flown in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. |
Military flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927–1928 | Flag of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army | Same as the 1928 version, but the left side reads "工農革命軍" (China Workers'/Peasants' Revolutionary Army). Divisions were added, for example "第二軍第一師" (Second Army, 1st Division). | |
 | 1928–1930 | Flag of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army | Left side reads "中國工農紅軍" (Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army). |
| 1930 | Flag of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army | Same as the 1928 version, but the left side has no characters and the top reads "全世界無產階級聯合起來" ("Proletariats of the world, unite!"). | |
| 1930–1931 | Flag of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army | Same as April 1930 version but top reads "全世界無產階級及被壓迫民族聯合起來" ("Proletariats and oppressed peoples of the world, unite!"). | |
| 1931–1934 | Flag of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army | Same as 1934 version but with blank white left side and colored fringe around the edges (6 variants – red for infantry, yellow for cavalry, black for artillery, white for engineering, blue for logistics, green for medical). | |
 | 1934–1937 | Flag of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army | |
 | 1948–present | Flag of the People's Liberation Army | A red field with a yellow star at the canton, and the Chinese numerals for "8" and "1", the date of the PLA's establishment on 1 August 1927. |
 | 1992–present | Flag of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | The PLA flag with a green stripe at the bottom. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1950s | Flag of the People's Liberation Army Navy | The red flag with PLA emblem and a blue stripe in the center. |
 | 1992–present | Ensign of the People's Liberation Army Navy | The PLA flag with 5 horizontal lines, 3 blue and 2 white at the bottom, representing the sea. |
 | 1992–present | Ensign of the People's Liberation Army Air Force | The PLA flag with a blue stripe at the bottom, representing the sky. |
 | 2016–present | Ensign of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force | The PLA flag with a gold yellow stripe at the bottom, representing the flare of missile launching. |
 | 2018–present | Ensign of the People's Armed Police Force | The PLA flag with three green bars at the bottom. |
 | 2018–present | Flag of the China Fire and Rescue Service | Bicolor flag in red and blue with the badge of the China Fire and Rescue Service at the top and the bilingual text "Flag of China Fire and Rescue" at the bottom. |
 | 2020–present | Flag of the People's Police of the People's Republic of China | Red flag with a blue stripe in the bottom and the badge of the People's Police in the canton. |
Non-state flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1949–present | Flag of Young Pioneers of China | Red flag with yellow five-pointed star and torch in the middle. |
 | 1922–present | Flag of Communist Youth League of China | Red flag with encircled yellow five-pointed star. |
 | 1950s–present | Flag of the Customs of the People's Republic of China | The caduceus crossed with a golden key is added to flag of the People's Republic of China. |
 | ?–present | Flag of the China Maritime Safety Administration | |
.png.webp) | 1956–1965 | Flag of the Tibet Area under the PRC's administration | |
 | 1945-1979 | Flag of Inner-Mongolian Autonomous Government | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1951–1984 | House flags of China Merchants Group | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1984–present | House flags of China Merchants Group | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1960-1993 | House flags of COSCO |
City flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | May 1997 – January 1998 | Flag of Harbin[1] | A white, five-petal flower surrounding a snowflake on a dark green field |
 | December 1995 – present | Flag of Suzhou[2] | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1997 – present | Flag of Ningbo | |
| December 1986 – present | Flag of Nanjing[3] | ||
 | March 2009 – present | Flag of Shangrao | |
 | March 2006 –present | Flag of Kaifeng | |
Political flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1996–present | Flag of the Communist Party of China | Communist hammer and sickle. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1921–1996 | Flag of the Communist Party of China | Communist hammer and sickle. |
 | 1927-1964 | Flag of the Chinese Peasants' Association | Plough flag. |
 | 1925–1953 | Flag of the China Party for Public Interest | Stylized "井" in canton |
 | 2008 | Flag of the Maoist Communist Party of China | Red flag featuring a portrait of young Mao Zedong on the top left. |
 | 1997–present | Flag of the Inner Mongolian People's Party | |
 | 2006–present | Flag of the Mongolian Liberal Union Party | |
 | 1988–present | Flag of the Turkistan Islamic Party | |
 | 2020–present | Flag of the New Federal State of China | |
 | 2018–present | Flag of the Shanghai National Party | The flag is based on the flag of the Shanghai International Settlement consisting of a red saltire but with the seal of the Shanghai Municipal Council (containing the flags of the European countries that controlled the territory) replaced with a blue circle. |
Other communist states
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1945 | Flag of the Inner Mongolian People's Republic | Used by the Inner Mongolian People's Republic until 1945. |
 | 1931–34 | Jiangxi Soviet republic flag | A red star and hammer and sickle along with Chinese characters for "Chinese Communists" (Zhonggong, 中共) written in classical word order, i.e., read from the right. |
 | 1931–34 | Flag of Chinese Soviet Republic | Red flag with the national emblem in the center. |
 | Flag of the Qiongya Soviet | Red flag with a yellow star with a hammer and sickle inside, with the words "Qiongya Soviet Government" (瓊崖蘇維埃政府) written across the flag. | |
 | 1933–34 | Flag of Fujian People's Government | A horizontal bicolour of red and blue and charged with a yellow five-pointed star in the center. |
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 (PRC). 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, with the hammer and sickle removed.[4]
Alternative proposals
Mao Zedong's proposal for the PRC flag
Zeng Liansong's original proposal for the PRC flag
Proposal 2 for the PRC flag
Proposal 3 for the PRC flag
Proposal 4 for the PRC flag
Selection of proposals
Design by Ai Qing
Design by Bao Qiquan
Design by Chen Duo
Design by Chen Lu
Design by Guo Moruo
Design by Guo Moruo
Design by Hu Yuanqing
Design by Jiang Dazhong
Design by Kang Jian
Design by Liang Congjie
Design by Luo Wen
Design by Mo Hongshu
Design by Mo Zongjiang
Design by Pang Xunqin
Design by Wu Yuzhang
Design by Wu Yuzhang
Design by Xiao Shufang
Design by Xiao Shufang
Design by Xiao Shuhua
Design by Xiao Shuhua
Design by Yan Xinghua
Design by Yang Taiyang
Design by Yang Taiyang
Design by Yu Zhuosheng
Design by Zhang Ding and Zhong Ling
Design by Zhang Ding and Zhong Ling
Design by Zhang Ding and Zhong Ling
Design by Zhang Ding and Zhong Ling
Design by Zhang Ding and Zhong Ling
Design by Zhang Ding, Zhong Ling and Zhou Guangyuan
Design by Zhang Ding, Zhong Ling and Zhou Guangyuan
Design by Zhang Ding, Zhong Ling, Zhou Guangyuan and Xiao Shuhua
Design by Zhu De
Republic of China
National flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 December 1928 – present | Flag of the Republic of China | Commonly known as "Taiwan". A red field, with a blue canton containing a 12-ray white sun. This flag flew over mainland China until 1949, and is presently flown on the island of Taiwan and other islands under the control of the ROC. This flag can sometimes be seen in Mainland China, for historical and unofficial use. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1940–1943 | Flag of the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. | Used by the Japanese puppet government until 1943 when the pennant was removed and the regular ROC flag took its place. The pennant reads "Peace, Anti-Communism, National Construction". |
.svg.png.webp) | 1940–1943 | Flag of the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. | Used by the Japanese puppet government until 1943 when the pennant was removed and the regular ROC flag took its place. The pennant reads "Peace, Anti-Communism". |
.svg.png.webp) | 1940–1943 | Flag of the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. | Used by the Japanese puppet government until 1943 when the pennant was removed and the regular ROC flag took its place. The pennant reads "Peace, National Construction". |
.svg.png.webp) | 1912–1928 | First flag of the Republic of China, or "Five-colored flag" | It was widely flown even before the Republic of China in Shanghai and eastern parts of north China until 1928. The stripe representation: red for Han Chinese, yellow for Manchus, blue for Mongols, white for Hui and black for Tibetans. Later used by the Japanese puppet states of the East Hebei Autonomous Government, the Chinese Provisional Government and Reformed Government of China. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1916 | Flag of Empire of China. | The version with the red saltire was more commonly used than the version with the red centered cross. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1916 | Variant flag of Empire of China. | |
 | 1911-1912 | Flag used during the 1911 revolution, in de facto independent Sichuan. | |
 | 1911-1912 | Flag used during the 1911 revolution, in de facto independent Shanxi Provincial Military Government. | |
Head of state
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1988 – present | Standard of the President of the Republic of China | |
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1929–1988 | Old standard of the President of the Republic of China | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1927–1928 | Commander-in-Chief Flag of the Republic of China (Beiyang Government) |
Vice President
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1947–1986 | Standard of the Vice President of the Republic of China | Abolished with the Act of Ensign of the Republic of China Navy (海軍旗章條例) on 3 January 1986. |
Military flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1924–present | Flag of the Republic of China Army (formerly National Revolutionary Army) | The Blue Sky with a White Sun with a red border. |
 | 1924–present | Flag of the Republic of China Military Police | |
 | 1945–present | Flag of the Republic of China Armed Forces Reserve | |
 | 1946–2012 | Flag of the Republic of China Joint Logistics Command | |
 | 1924–present | Flag of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (Republic of China Armed Forces) | |
 | 1945–1992 | Flag of the Taiwan Garrison Command |
Army
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Flag of the Army commander | ||
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Senior General's Flag | ||
 | General's Flag | ||
 | Lieutenant General's Flag | ||
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Major General's Flag | ||
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Colonel's Flag | ||
_18_dots.svg.png.webp) _19_dots.svg.png.webp) | 1911–1928 | Flag of the Wuchang uprising; army flag of the Republic of China | The banner of the Wuchang uprising of 10 October 1911, subsequently used as the flag of the army of the Republic of China, ca. 1913–28. |
Navy
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1924–present | Naval Jack of the Republic of China Navy | Identical to the Kuomintang flag (see below). |
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Commanding General of Navy Flag | ||
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1912– | Senior Admiral's Flag | |
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1912– | Admiral's Flag | |
 | 1912- | Vice Admiral's Flag | |
 | 1912- | Rear Admiral's Flag | |
 | 1912- | Captain's Flag | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1912– | Flag of the Bordered Blue Banner of the Eight Banners | |
 | 1924– | Battle Fleet Leader's Pennant | |
 | 1924– | Navigating Battle Ship Pennant | |
 | 1924– | Commission Pennant | |
 | 1912– | Duty Pennant | |
 | 1986– | ROCN Unit Flag | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1942–1945 | War Ensign of the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. | Used by the Japanese puppet government from 1 May 1942 until the end of the regime. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1940–1945 | Naval Ensign of the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. | Used by the Japanese puppet government from 1940 until the end of the regime. The pennant reads "Kuomintang". |
.svg.png.webp) | 1911 | First Naval Ensign of the Republic of China |
Air Force
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1981–present | Flag of the Republic of China Air Force | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1948-1981 | Old flag of the Republic of China Air Force | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1937-1948 | Old flag of the Republic of China Air Force | |
 | Commanding General of Air Force Flag | ||
 | Senior General's Flag | ||
 | General's Flag | ||
 | Lieutenant General's Flag | ||
 | Major General's Flag | ||
 | Colonel's Flag | ||
 | ROCAF Unit Flag |
Marine Corps
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Republic of China Marine Corps | ||
 | General's Flag | ||
 | Lieutenant General's Flag | ||
 | Major General's Flag | ||
 | Colonel's Flag | ||
 | Republic of China Marine Corps Unit Flag | ||
National Defense University
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2014–present | Banner of the Military College of the National Defense University | |
 | 2014–present | The banner of the Military College of Command and Staff of the National Defense University | |
 | 2014–present | Naval Command and Staff College Flag | |
 | 2014–present | Air Command and Staff College Flag | |
 | 2014–present | Flag of Fu Hsing Kang College | |
 | 2014–present | Chung Cheng Institute of Technology Flag | |
 | 2014–present | Flag of the Higher School of Management of the National Defense University |
Coast Guard Administration
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2000–present | Flag of the Coast Guard Administration of the Republic of China | |
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2000–present | Flag of the Minister of Coast Guard of the Republic of China | |
 | 2000–present | Flag of the Director of Coast Guard of the Republic of China | |
 | 2000–present | Flag of the Nansha Commander of Coast Guard of the Republic of China | |
 | 2000–present | Flag of the Director General of Coast Guard of the Republic of China | |
| 2000–present | Flag of the Director General of Coast Guard of the Republic of China | |
 | 2000–present | Unit Flag of Coast Guard of Republic of China | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1925-1928 | Ensign of Coastal Defense of Republic of China | |
Police
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1974–present | Flag of police of the Republic of China | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1947-1974 | Flag of police of the Republic of China | Flag of the Republic of China defaced with the golden pigeon in the fly. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1932-1947 | Flag of police of the Republic of China. | |
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1912-1928 | Flag of police of the Republic of China | |
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1974–present | Flag of National Police Agency | |
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1974–present | Flag of Central Police University | |
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1974–present | Flag of Volunteer Police of the Republic of China | |
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1974–present | Flag of Director-General of ROC Police | |
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1974–present | Flag of Commissioner of Direct-controlled municipality of ROC Police | |
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1932-1949 | Flag of Voluntary Police of the Republic of China |
Water Police
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1928–1949 | Ensign of the Chinese Water Police | |
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1912–1928 | Ensign of the Chinese Water Police |
Fire Service
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1996–present | Flag of fire service of the Republic of China | |
 | 1996–present | Unit Flag of Fire Service | |
Rescue aviation
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2005–present | Flag of the National Airborne Service Corps |
Ministries
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Sports Administration | ||
Agency
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau of the Republic of China | ||
 | Flag of Civil Aeronautics Administration of the Republic of China | ||
 | Flag of Bureau of High Speed Rail of the Republic of China | ||
 | Flag of Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau, MOTC, Republic of China | ||
 | Flag of Institute of Transportation of the Republic of China | ||
 | 2014-present | Flag of Maritime and Port Bureau of the Republic of China | |
 | 2007-present | Flag of National Immigration Agency of the Republic of China |
Civil and Merchant Ensign
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1929–1966 | Civil Ensign of the Republic of China | Four serrated yellow stripes are added to the flag of the Republic of China for use as a civil ensign at sea. Present civil ensign is national flag. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1935-around 1949 | Ensign of Chinese Fishery Patrol & Fishery Investigation Test Vessels |
Postal flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1946- | Postal Ensign of the Republic of China | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1929–1935 | Postal ensign of China | The "Blue Sky with a White Sun" was placed in the canton. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1919–1929 | Postal ensign of China | White flag with the Five-colored flag in the canton, bilingual text "Postes" in the lower hoist quarter, and a greylag goose in the fly half. |
Chinese Maritime Customs Service
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1977–present | Customs flag | |
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1977–present | Flag of Director General of Customs | |
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1929–1950 | Flag of the Inspector-General, 1929–1950 and is still used by the ROC Minister of Finance | |
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1931–1950 (In use by vessels until 1976) | Ensign of Chinese Customs (Nanking Government) | |
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1929-1931 | Ensign of Chinese Customs (Nanking Government) | |
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1911-1928 | Ensign of Chinese Customs (Beiyang Government) | |
Salt Administration
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1929-1949 | Ensign of the Chinese Salt Administration | |
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1912-1929 | Ensign of the Chinese Salt Administration |
Yacht Club Ensign
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–present | Yacht Club Ensign of the Republic of China | Four serrated yellow stripes are added to the flag of the Republic of China for use as a yacht club ensign. Previously used as civil ensign during 1928–66. |
| 1966–present | Yacht Club Burgee of the Republic of China | The Blue Sky with a White Sun in a burgee (pennant) form. |
Sporting flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1979– | Chinese Taipei Olympic flag | The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan. |
 | 2019– | Flag of Chinese Taipei used in the Paralympic Games | |
 | Flag of Chinese Taipei used in the Deaflympics | ||
 | Flag of Chinese Taipei used in the Universiade | ||
 | Chinese Taipei volleyball flag | ||
 | Chinese Taipei esports flag | ||
.svg.png.webp) | 2004-2019 | Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag | |
.svg.png.webp) | pre-2004 | Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag | |
 | Former Chinese Taipei Football Flag | ||
City and county flags
As of 18 November 1997, the Chinese Government banned localities from making and using local flags and emblems.[5] Despite the ban, some cities have adopted their own flag that often includes their local emblem as shown below. The ROC-controlled areas continues to use the respective flags.
Provinces
The PRC-controlled mainland does not have provincial flags, but the ROC-controlled area has a flag for one of its two provinces.
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Taiwan Province |
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Kaohsiung City | 2010–present | Stylized "高". The colors symbolize sunshine, vitality, environmental protection, and the ocean.[6] |
 |  | New Taipei City | 2010–present | Stylized "北" in the form of four hearts arranged to resemble a four-leaf clover. |
 |  | Taichung City | 2008–present | |
 |  | Tainan City | 2010–present | |
 |  | Taipei City | 2010–present | |
 |  | Taoyuan City | 2014–present | |
 |  | Chiayi City | ||
 |  | Hsinchu City | ||
 |  | Keelung City | ||
 |  | Changhua County | ||
 |  | Chiayi County | ||
.svg.png.webp) |  | Hsinchu County | ||
 |  | Hualien County | ||
 | .svg.png.webp) | Kinmen County | ||
 | .svg.png.webp) | Lienchiang County | ||
 |  | Miaoli County | ||
 |  | Nantou County | ||
 | .svg.png.webp) | Penghu County | ||
 |  | Pingtung County | ||
 |  | Taitung County | ||
 |  | Yilan County | ||
 |  | Yunlin County | ||
History
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.png.webp) | 1922–1949 | Flag of Kunming[7] | The flag features the former city emblem which consists of two intersecting red circles which represent the harmony of sun and moon, as well as western and eastern ideas. In the middle is a golden stylized symbol of a 市 character. |
 | 1981–2010 | Flag of Taipei City | Previous flag used by Taipei City, with its seal on top of 16 horizontal stripes of white and blue. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1999-2006 | Old flag of New Taipei City | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1980s-1999 | Old flag of New Taipei City | |
 | 2006-2010 | Old flag of New Taipei City | |
.svg.png.webp) | ?-2010 2018-2019 | Old flag of Hsinchu County | |
.png.webp) | 2010-2018 | Old flag of Hsinchu County | |
 | 1951-2010 | Old flag of Taichung County | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1978-2010 | Old flag of Tainan City | |
 | ?-2010 | Old flag of Tainan County | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1974-2009 | Old flag of Kaohsiung City | |
.svg.png.webp) | ?-1999 | Old flag of Kaohsiung County | |
 | 1999-2010 | Old flag of Kaohsiung County | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1984-2014 | Old flag of Taitung County | |
Political flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to file | 1986–present | Flag of Democratic Progressive Party | |
| 1895–present | Flag of Kuomintang | Blue Sky with a White Sun |
 | Flag of People First Party | ||
| Flag of Labor Party | Red flag with green pile reversed and yellow star | ||
 | 1993–present | Flag of New Party | |
 | 1970–present | Flag of World United Formosans for Independence | |
 | 1923–present | Flag of Chinese Youth Party | |
 | 1946–2020 | China Democratic Socialist Party flag | Stylized "井" in center |
| Link to file | 1996-2020 | Flag of Taiwan Independence Party | |
 | 2006–present | Flag of Hakka Party | |
 | 2006–present | Flag of Sovereign State for Formosa & Pescadores Party | |
 | 2014–present | Flag of Alliance of military personnel, officials and teachers | |
 | 2007–present | Flag of Home Party | |
 | 1991-2020 | Flag of Chinese Social Democratic Party | |
| Link to file | 1994-2020 | Flag of Taiwan Communist Party | |
 | 2009-2020 | Flag of Taiwan Democratic Communist Party | |
 | 2018-2020 | Flag of Congress Party Alliance | |
 | 2015–2019 | Flag of Minkuotang | |
.svg.png.webp) .svg.png.webp) | 1929 1929-1931 | Flag of Taiwanese People's Party | Active in Japanese Taiwan |
 | 1925-? | Flag of Guangdong Peasants' Association | Chinese national flag charged with yellow plough in fly. |
 | 1925-1946 | Flag of the Inner Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party |
Cultural flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to file | ?–present | Flag of Amis people | |
 | 2017–present | Flag of Taiwanese indigenous peoples in Taichung |
Independence Movement
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1955 | Republic of Taiwan Provisional Government Proposal | |
 | 1994 | Donald Liu's Proposal | |
 | 2005 | 908 Taiwan Republic Campaign's Proposal | |
 | 2013 | World Taiwanese Congress Proposal | |
 | 2016 | "Taiwan the Formosa" by Chih-Hao Chen | |
 | 2021 | Taiwan Qunshan Flag made by the Ruei-Chen Yin |
Republic of China
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1906 | Teo Eng Hock and his wife's proposal 1 for the ROC flag | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1906 | Proposal 2 for the ROC flag | |
| 1906 | Proposal 3 for the ROC flag, later adopted as the flag of the Republic of China Army |
Railway Flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Railways Ensign of the Republic of China | ||
.svg.png.webp) | 1919-? | Railways Ensign of China |
House Flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1942-1951 | House flags of China Merchants Group | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1873-1942 | House flags of China Merchants Group | |
Associations flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1952–present | Flag of China Youth Corps | |
 | 1937–present | Flag of Red Swastika Society |
Qing dynasty and other pre-1912 states
National flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1862–90 | Flag of the Qing Dynasty | Naval flag and quasi-national flag on international occasions. |
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1862–1890 | Used on Qing Dynasty naval ships for identification | Same as national flag |
Standards
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1862–1912 | Standard of the Qing Emperor | Azure Dragon on a plain right triangle yellow field with the red sun of the three-legged crow in the upper left corner. |
Military flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1890s–1901 | Flag of the Yihetuan | |
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1860s–1885 | Flag of the Black Flag Army | |
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1644–1912 | Flag of the Green Standard Army | |
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1615–1911 | Flag of the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners | The Eight Banners was created in the early 17th century by Nurhaci to unify the Jurchen people into the Manchu dynasty. The first three banners were under the direct command of the Emperor himself. |
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1615–1911 | Flag of the Plain Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners | |
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1615–1911 | Flag of the Plain White Banner of the Eight Banners | |
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1615–1911 | Flag of the Plain Red Banner of the Eight Banners | |
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1615–1911 | Flag of the Bordered White Banner of the Eight Banners | |
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1615–1911 | Flag of the Bordered Red Banner of the Eight Banners | |
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1615–1911 | Flag of the Plain Blue Banner of the Eight Banners | |
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1615–1911 | Flag of the Bordered Blue Banner of the Eight Banners | |
Navy
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1890–1912 | The flag of the Qing Imperial Chinese Navy | Square version of above flag |
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1909–1911 | Flag for the Imperial Chinese Navy Secretary. | |
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1909–1911 | The flag of the Admiral of the Beiyang Fleet from 1909–1911. | |
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1909–1911 | Command flag for Imperial Chinese Navy Vice Admiral. | |
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1909–1911 | Command flag for Imperial Chinese Navy Rear Admiral | |
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1909–1911 | Command flag for Imperial Chinese Navy Commodore | |
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1909–1911 | Command flag for Imperial Chinese Navy Senior Officer's/Fleet Leader | |
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1909–1911 | Imperial Chinese Navy Duty Ship Pennant | |
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1909–1911 | Imperial Chinese Navy Commission Pennant | |
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1890–1909 | The flag of the Admiral of the Beiyang Fleet from 1890–1909. | |
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1874–1890 | The flag of the Admiral of the Beiyang Fleet from 1874–1890. | |
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1890–1909 | Flag of the Commander (Tongling) of Torpedo Boats | |
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1905–1909 | Flag of High-ranking Official of Beiyang Fleet | |
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1905–1909 | Officer (Junguan) of the Beiyang Fleet | |
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1905–1909 | Flag of Minister of the Navy, or Admiral (de jure, probably not used) | |
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1905–1909 | Flag of the Admiral and Fleet Commander, or Vice Admiral (de jure, probably not used) | |
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1905–1909 | Flag of the Admiral and Squadron Commander, or Rear Admiral (de jure, probably not used) | |
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1905–1909 | Flag of the Commodore, or Commodore First Class (de jure, probably not used) | |
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1890–1909 | Flag of the Leader (Duizhang), or Commodore Second Class |
Chinese Maritime Customs Service
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1860s–1931 | Ensign of Chinese Customs | |
Other
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 618-842 | Flag of The Tibetan Empire | Used during the reign of Songtsen Gampo. |
 | 1895 | Flag of the Republic of Formosa | Tiger on a plain blue filed with azure clouds below it. |
 | 1851–1864 | Flag of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | Used by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom until 1864. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1865–1873 | Flag of Yettishar | Used by Yettishar until 1873. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1873–1877 | Flag of Yettishar | Used by Yettishar until 1877. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1856–1873 | Flag of Pingnan Guo | |
 | 1626–1642 | Flag of the Spanish Formosa | Cross of Burgundy |
 | 1624–1668 | Flag of the Dutch Formosa | |
 | 1661–1683 | Flag of the Kingdom of Tungning | The Chinese character "鄭" in a red circle outline on a plain white field. |
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Manchukuo
National flag
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1932–1945 | Flag of Manchukuo | A yellow field with the red, blue, white, and black stripes of the first flag of the Republic of China (see above) in the canton. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1932 | Flag of Northeast Supreme Administrative Council | |
Standards
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1935–1945 | Imperial standard of the Emperor of Manchukuo. | Used by the Emperor of Manchukuo. |
Manchukuo Imperial Army and Navy
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1935–1945 | War ensign of Manchukuo. | Used by the Manchukuo Imperial Army. |
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1935–1945 | Flag of Navy Minister of Manchukuo | |
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1932–1935 | Flag of admiral of the Navy | |
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1935–1945 | Flag of admiral of the Navy | |
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1932–1945 | Flag of vice admiral of the Navy | |
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1935–1941 | Flag of vice admiral of the Navy | |
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1932–1945 | Flag of rear admiral of the Navy | |
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1935–1945 | Flag of rear admiral of the Navy | |
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1932–1935 | Flag of 1st class commodore of the Navy | |
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1935–1945 | Flag of 1st class commodore of the Navy | |
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1935–1945 | Flag of commander of the Navy | |
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1935–1945 | Flag of superior commander (2nd class commodore) of the Navy | |
Government flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1935–1945 | Flag of the Manchukuo Shipping Office. | Used by the Manchukuo Shipping Office. |
 | 1935–1945 | Flag of the Manchukuo Coast Guard. | Used by the Manchukuo Coast Guard. |
 | 1935–1945 | Flag of Manchukuo Marine Transport. |
Police flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1932–1945 | Flag of the Manchukuo Marine Police | Used by the Manchukuo Marine Police. |
 | 1932–1945 | Flag of the Chief of Civil Administration | |
 | 1932–1945 | Flag of the Chief of Police Civil Administration | Used by the Manchukuo Marine Police. |
 | 1932–1945 | Flag of the Chief of Marine Police | |
 | 1932–1945 | Flag of the Marine Police Senior Officer at Present Afloat |
Political flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1931–1945 | Flags of the Concordia Association. | Used by the Concordia Association of Manchukuo. |
 | 1931–1943 | Flag of the Russian Fascist Party. | Minor Russian émigré movement that was based in Manchukuo. |
Other
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1932–1945 | Flag of the Manchukuo Post | Postal flag of Manchukuo. |
 | 1932–1945 | Flag of the Boy Scouts of Manchukuo. | Used by the Boy Scouts of Manchukuo. |
 | 1906–1945 | Flag of the South Manchuria Railway. |
Other Japanese puppet states
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1937–1938 | Flag of the Great Way Government. | |
 | 1943 | Flag of the New Peoples' Society. | New People's Society (新民會, "Xinminhui"), a collaborationist, quasi-political-party organization in northern China under Japanese occupation. |
 | 1938–1940 | Flag of the Reformed Government of the Republic of China. | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1936–1939 | Flag of the Mongol Military Government, which became the Flag of the Mongol United Autonomous Government in 1937. | A vertical pattern of red, yellow, white as a canton on a blue field. |
 | 1938–1939 | Flag of the South Chahar Autonomous Government, also known as Chanan. Later merged with the Mongol United Autonomous Government and Jinbei to create Mengjiang | A vertical pattern of red, white, blue as a canton on a yellow field. |
 | 1938–1939 | Flag of the North Shanxi Autonomous Government, also known as Jinbei. Later merged with the Mongol United Autonomous Government and Chanan to create Mengjiang | A vertical pattern of red, blue, white as a canton on a yellow field. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1937–1939 | Flag of Mongol United Autonomous Government | |
 | 1939–1945 | Flag of Mengjiang | A horizontal pattern of yellow, blue, white, red, white, blue, and yellow again. |
 | 1939–1945 | Cavalry flag of Inner Mongolian Army | White circle on a red background. |
Taiwan
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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.svg.png.webp) .svg.png.webp) | 1898-1916 1916-1945 | Postal Flags of Japanese Taiwan | |
.svg.png.webp) .svg.png.webp) | 1897-1901 1901-1945 | Police flags of Japanese Taiwan | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1929-1945 | Ensign of Export-import Plant Inspection Vessel of Japanese Taiwan | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1936-1945 | Ensign of Traffic Bureau Maritime Office Vessel of Japanese Taiwan | |
 | ?-1945 | Flag of Japanese Taiwan Power Company | |
Foreign concessions and colonies
Dalian
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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.svg.png.webp) | 1905–1945 | Kwantung Leased Territory | Flag of Japan |
 | 1898–1905 | Russian Dalian | Flag of Russia |
Tianjin
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1901–1917 | Austro-Hungarian concession of Tianjin | Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy |
.svg.png.webp) | 1902–1931 | Belgian concession of Tianjin | Flag of Belgium |
 | 1860–1943 | British concession of Tianjin | Union Jack |
_crowned.svg.png.webp) | 1901–1943 | Italian concession of Tianjin | Flag of Italy |
| 1900–1924 | Russian concession of Tianjin | Flag of Russia |
Chinese Eastern Railway
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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.svg.png.webp) | 1897–1915 | A combination of the triangular version of the flag of the Qing dynasty and the flag of Russia, with the text "East Provinces' Railway of Great Qing" in Chinese. | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1915–1925 | A combination of the triangular version of the Five Races Under One Union flag and the flag of Russia, with the text "East Provinces' Railway Company of China" in Chinese. | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1925–1928 | A combination with the Five Races Under One Union flag at the top and the flag of Soviet Union at the bottom. | |
| 1928–1932 | A combination with the Flag of the Republic of China at the top and the flag of Soviet Union at the bottom. | ||
.svg.png.webp) | 1932–1935 | A combination with the flag of Manchukuo at the top and the flag of Soviet Union at the bottom. |
Qingdao
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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.svg.png.webp) | 1898–1914 | Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory | Flag of Germany (1867–1918) |
Shanghai
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1863–c. 1917 | Shanghai International Settlement | |
 | c. 1917–1941 | Shanghai International Settlement | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1849–1943 | Shanghai French Concession | Flag of France |
| 1845–1863 | British Concession in Shanghai | Union Jack |
.svg.png.webp) | 1848–1863 | American Concession in Shanghai | Flag of the United States |
Weihai
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1903–1930 | British Weihaiwei | A British Blue Ensign with two Mandarin ducks standing on a beach. Flag of Weihaiwei |
.svg.png.webp) | 1899–1903 | Flag of the Commissioner of Weihaiwei | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1903–1930 | Flag of the Commissioner of Weihaiwei |
Zhanjiang
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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| 1898–1945 | Guangzhouwan | Flag of France |
Secessionist states
East Turkestan
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1944–1949 | Flag of the Second East Turkestan Republic | Used by the Second East Turkestan Republic until 1949. |
 | 1933–1934 | Flag of the First East Turkestan Republic | Used by the First East Turkestan Republic until 1934. |
 | 1933–1934 | Flag of the Young Kashgar Party | |
 | 1942–1944 | Flag of Xinjiang | Used by Sheng Shicai's provincial government in Xinjiang until 1944. |
 | 1933–1942 | Flag of Xinjiang | Used by Sheng Shicai's provincial government in Xinjiang until 1942. |
Tibet
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1916–1951 | Flag of Tibet. | Used by Tibet until 1951. Currently used by the Tibetan Government in Exile located in Dharamshala, India |
 | 1920-1925 | Flag of Tibet | Used during the reign of the 13th Dalai Lama |
 | 1958–1974 | Flag of Chushi Gangdruk. | Used by Chushi Gangdruk, a Tibetan guerrilla group, until 1974. |
Other
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1950–1958 | Flag probably used in the Kuomintang Islamic insurgency by Hui nationalists | |
See also
References
- 哈尔滨市市旗市徽制作和使用管理暂行办法 Archived 21 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- "蘇州市城鄉建設檔案館". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- 市徽图案废止后著作权的归属
- 《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。
- 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)
- "市徽市旗". 高雄市政府 (in Chinese). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ""昆明"的由来与释义" (in Chinese). 26 April 2020.
External links
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