Flag of the Republic of China facts for kids

The flag of the Republic of China

The flag of the Republic of China is a red flag with a navy blue canton bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays. In Chinese, the flag is commonly described as Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth(青天白日滿地紅) to reflect its property.

The flag was first used in mainland China as the Navy flag in 1912, and was made the official national flag of the Republic of China (ROC) in 1928 by the Kuomintang (KMT). The flag is no longer used in mainland China after the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.

Images for kids

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  Chieh Shou Hall in the Presidential Office Building contains the flag and portrait of Sun Yat-sen which presidents face to take the oath of office.

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  Pan-Blue supporters wave the ROC flag at a rally during the 2004 presidential election.

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  Flags of the ROC, PRC, and U.S. can be seen flying atop adjacent buildings in San Francisco Chinatown. Most benevolent associations in San Francisco, including the Chinese Six Companies, continue to fly the ROC flag due to their close relations with the KMT.

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  ROC flag in the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle.

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  Flags of the United States and the ROC, 2016.

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  Flags of the ROC and its diplomatic allies.

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  Four ROC flags in the Minsheng post office.

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  Series of the ROC flags at the Red House (Hong Kong).

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  WCTC Shopping Center in Koror, Palau with Flag of Palau and ROC flags at this street.

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  View of the ROC flags in the Judicial Yuan.

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  Tsai Ing-wen with the ROC flags in the background.

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  ROC flag in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.

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  Tokyo Tower in Japan lit up with the ROC flag colors in 2021.

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  Flag in mainland China, at the Presidential Palace (Nanjing)

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  Blue Sky with a White Sun flag in mainland China, at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

See also

In Spanish: Bandera de la República de China para niños